downy woodpecker ??

windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
edited March 27, 2005 in Wildlife
100-400 L and that wasnt really long enough. anyway i like to get a bird every now and then too! mine isnt as good as the ones ive seen on here, but ilike to contribute when i can..... i saw this guy today who has been coming and going throughout the morning....
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troy

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  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2005
    Troy
    I think it is indeed a downy woodpecker, and a nice shot of one.


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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited March 25, 2005
    Agreed, pretty sure it's a downy. how big was it?

    Good shot, those guys are always very hard to get around here. Like to hide where the backgrounds are not so nice. Unlike those egrets strutting around in the wide open marsh...





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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2005
    ive only seen a downy woodpecker in the wild twice in my life. and each time ive had my camera with me...... they are fast and dont stay still too long.... i wish i had a 400 f2.8



    troy
    DoctorIt wrote:
    Agreed, pretty sure it's a downy. how big was it?

    Good shot, those guys are always very hard to get around here. Like to hide where the backgrounds are not so nice. Unlike those egrets strutting around in the wide open marsh...





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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2005
    windoze wrote:
    100-400 L and that wasnt really long enough. anyway i like to get a bird every now and then too! mine isnt as good as the ones ive seen on here, but ilike to contribute when i can..... i saw this guy today who has been coming and going throughout the morning....

    troy
    hey Troy,

    Good shot of a very diifcult subject. And it was in the wild clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2005
    windoze wrote:
    ive only seen a downy woodpecker in the wild twice in my life. and each time ive had my camera with me...... they are fast and dont stay still too long.... i wish i had a 400 f2.8



    troy
    Troy nice shot. If you want to see more woodpeckers just put the right seed out for them and they will never leave.
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    4labs wrote:
    Troy nice shot. If you want to see more woodpeckers just put the right seed out for them and they will never leave.
    Very true. I use a mixture of oiled sunflower seeds and a blend of nuts and wild cherries and a special woodpecker block with nuts and sunflower seeds stuck together in a brick. I have both downy and red-breasted woodpeckers visiting on a daily basis.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2005
    BTW, it is a downy woodpecker. The one most often confused with a downy is the hairy woodpecker, but his beak is 2-3 times longer than the downy's.
    Dixie
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    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
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