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Łukasz Gwiździel's Image
The discovery of this large hollow in an old oak tree provided Łukasz with a natural stage. To his delight, he found that the star performer was a green woodpecker that spent two hours coming and going, probably feeding chicks nearby.
The woodpecker’s visit coincided with the emergence of black garden ants for their annual mass-mating flight. Usually green woodpeckers hunt ants on the ground, probing nests with their beaks and catching ants with their long, sticky, broad-tipped tongues.
Behind the lens
Łukasz Gwiździel
Poland
Łukasz is a forester and lives in a small town in Poland. Most of his pictures are taken on his way to and from work or on weekends. At first he was just going on strolls with his camera, happy to capture a few photos of animals such as a deer or squirrel. Today, all his shots are planned in advance, sometimes weeks ahead with long waiting times.
Image details
- Canon EOS RP
- 16–35mm f4 lens at 16mm
- 1/160 sec at f16 • ISO 400 two Sony flashes Yongnuo radio trigger Camtraptions wireless PIR motion sensor
- Debrzynka river valley, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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