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by Gary Holmes
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the photograph "Red Raider" by Gary Holmes. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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A male Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) lands in a treetop after a showy hunting foray in Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. The... more
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A male Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) lands in a treetop after a showy hunting foray in Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. The intense red color of this bird has a dayglow effect that makes a male cardinal pale in comparison. I titled this shot because of the red and black colors that resemble those of Texas Tech University, where my wife went to college. I had never seen one of these birds before that day, but had the opportunity to photograph two different birds, on a tip from another photographer I met at the refuge that day, Norman Welsh (http://www.normsfstop.com). He is a really fine photographer who deserves a visit to his site.
These birds typically summer in Mexico, the Rio Grande valley, and southwestern Texas, but move to the south and central gulf coast of Texas during the winters. They are typical flycatchers in their behavior, perching high in trees and dashing out, hovering and twirling to catch flying insects before flying back to the same pe...
Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have been recognized in international photography venues. Poster sized prints of three of my photographs were recently installed in a new medical clinic building in a major Texas medical center. My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010...
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Imran Ahmed
Brilliant ... voted!
Angela Stanton
Awesome capture of a bird I have never seen before. Very pretty bird with magnificent colors! Beautiful detail shot. (v/f)
Gary Holmes replied:
Angela, I really appreciate your comments and VF. I had never seen one of these either, and it was really out of what I have seen reported as its typical range. It is truly a spectacular bird to see, and to watch it do its aerobatic flycatcher show is even more impressive.
Gary Holmes
Thank you, Nick. I really appreciate the comments and FV.
Nick Boren
Fabulous bird image Gary... nice timing on the shot. FV
Gary Holmes
Thank you very much, Sandi.
Gary Holmes
Deborah, thank you for your comment and VF. Mariola, thank you for the feature in Wildlife one a day.
Deborah Smith
Beautiful!! v/f
Joe Bledsoe
youre welcome
Gary Holmes
Joe, thanks for the feature in Wings, and JW for the feature in Southern Photographers. Regina and Christopher, thank you very much for the rave reviews. Thanks also to Nadine and Bob for the feature in USA Artist News.
R christopher Vest
great motion and magnificent bird. well captured sir!