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Downy Woodpecker
A Female Downy Woodpecker, almost the same as a Hairy Woodpecker except the Hairy is larger and has a longer beak.Shot in the rain,in crappy light, but it's the first time I have managed to get close to one. Shame it was on the feeder though
Just posted it for the bird lovers really
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Just posted it for the bird lovers really xxx
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Lovely bird - thanks for sharing.
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Nice looking bird Moonie
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I like it moon! Well done you!
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Nice capture Moonie. Did you use any noise reduction software or any other heavy editing on this image? Just that at first glance the woodpeckers body lacks detail and looks kind of painted I could be wrong and it is the rain that has caused this effect
I could be wrong and it is the rain that has caused this effect
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Nice one Moon.
I do envy all you folk with your bird shots as I'm hopeless.
My only 'longish' lens is a battered old 70-300mm Canon lens which is 'sticky' and 'juttery' so no use when it comes to autofocus. Image wise it's OK if I can pre-focus on a close feeder but I don't encourage the birds because of my my 4 cats.
When we had the snow I decided to feed them - partly for the birds sake and partly in the hope of getting some pics. I kept the cats shut in, put food out and waited........Despite having woods all around my garden which are full of birds - they obviously know the garden itself is a danger zone so not surprisingly - nothing happened. Eventually I gave up and let the dogs out to hoover up the food.
Despite clearing the food - the next few days saw the cats deliver two robins and five or six other finch / tit types.
I do envy all you folk with your bird shots as I'm hopeless.
My only 'longish' lens is a battered old 70-300mm Canon lens which is 'sticky' and 'juttery' so no use when it comes to autofocus. Image wise it's OK if I can pre-focus on a close feeder but I don't encourage the birds because of my my 4 cats.
When we had the snow I decided to feed them - partly for the birds sake and partly in the hope of getting some pics. I kept the cats shut in, put food out and waited........Despite having woods all around my garden which are full of birds - they obviously know the garden itself is a danger zone so not surprisingly - nothing happened. Eventually I gave up and let the dogs out to hoover up the food.
Despite clearing the food - the next few days saw the cats deliver two robins and five or six other finch / tit types.
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Originally Posted by Phil
Nice one Moon.
I do envy all you folk with your bird shots as I'm hopeless.
My only 'longish' lens is a battered old 70-300mm Canon lens which is 'sticky' and 'juttery' so no use when it comes to autofocus. Image wise it's OK if I can pre-focus on a close feeder but I don't encourage the birds because of my my 4 cats.
When we had the snow I decided to feed them - partly for the birds sake and partly in the hope of getting some pics. I kept the cats shut in, put food out and waited........Despite having woods all around my garden which are full of birds - they obviously know the garden itself is a danger zone so not surprisingly - nothing happened. Eventually I gave up and let the dogs out to hoover up the food.
Despite clearing the food - the next few days saw the cats deliver two robins and five or six other finch / tit types.
I do envy all you folk with your bird shots as I'm hopeless.
My only 'longish' lens is a battered old 70-300mm Canon lens which is 'sticky' and 'juttery' so no use when it comes to autofocus. Image wise it's OK if I can pre-focus on a close feeder but I don't encourage the birds because of my my 4 cats.
When we had the snow I decided to feed them - partly for the birds sake and partly in the hope of getting some pics. I kept the cats shut in, put food out and waited........Despite having woods all around my garden which are full of birds - they obviously know the garden itself is a danger zone so not surprisingly - nothing happened. Eventually I gave up and let the dogs out to hoover up the food.
Despite clearing the food - the next few days saw the cats deliver two robins and five or six other finch / tit types.
I'm in the hopeless club too, it has taken weeks of practice to get anything semi decent, and then I know they are fairly pants. But, it is has helped my reactions, when focusing and thinking of shots, as you can't ask a bird to keep still or bribe it
So , though I know they are never going to be great, it has been fun to learn how to shoot them. I don't have enough patience to be a good wildlife photographer, I just do them for meI am very lucky, that I live right on the edge of the woods, and the birds seem fairly non fussed by my presence. I can only go to 200mm. and have no chance in hell, of capturing anything further than my patio area
Daisy has given up on bird killing, she seems to have chilled out the last few years, or I wouldn't feed them either
DJ- no noise reduction software, just rain and crappy light TBH. I know it's not brilliant, but I know you and Laura, like seeing the different birds
