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Lots Of Gall Art Print
by Gerry Sibell
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Lots Of Gall art print by Gerry Sibell. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This is an in-flight image of a chickadee taken in the backyard. Also shown is a gall from a goldenrod plant. Gall flies will attack goldenrod and... more
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Artist's Description
This is an in-flight image of a chickadee taken in the backyard. Also shown is a gall from a goldenrod plant. Gall flies will attack goldenrod and a gall as shown forms. Eggs are laid by the gall fly, which hatch into larvae and burrow into the gall. The larvae mature inside the protection of the gall.
Downy woodpeckers are best known for getting these larvae. They create a hole in the gall with their beaks. Their long tongues are then able to snake out the larvae.
Chickadees are supposed to be able to also do this but because of their shorter beak, have to a make a larger hole to get at the larvae.
I remember as a kid, we would use the goldenrod larvae as bait to fish for sunfish during the winter.
About Gerry Sibell
Thanks for stopping by. A retired educator, my main focus since retirement has been becoming more serious about photography. My wife and I live in northern Minnesota. Our favorite place to visit and photograph is Yellowstone National Park. My project for the past ten years has been photographing small birds in flight. The most frustrating endeavor I have ever attempted but also the most rewarding. Each day, it seems like a new problem has to be solved with this very difficult kind of photography! All artwork is copyrighted by Gerry Sibell and may not be copied, reproduced, altered, downloaded or used for any reason without written permission. All images are registered with the United States Copyright...
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David Millenheft
Great capture
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, David!
Sarina Cook
Amazing work and my favorite backyard bird!
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Sarina!
Eleanor Abramson
This is remarkable! l/f
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Eleanor!
Ruth Housley
Beautiful capture of the chickadee. f/l Ruth
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Ruth!
David Tawater
Wow!!! beautiful capture Garry.
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, David!
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, I Love Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Gerry Sibell replied:
Thank you, Dawn!