Male Downy Woodpecker

Posted by Kerri (Blacksburg, United States) on 19 March 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Comments (11)

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Thank you. Posted back to back, even I can see the difference between downy and red-bellied woodpeckers. ;o)

19 Mar 2008 11:19am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Excellent shot... must take a lot of patience.

19 Mar 2008 1:37pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Awesome, I just want to hug him :) Great colors and details.

Thanks for your visit and kind comment!

19 Mar 2008 4:59pm

MJ from Delaware, United States

sharp clear and such beautiful colors great capture

19 Mar 2008 5:57pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Excellent shot...how did you get so close?

19 Mar 2008 7:08pm

@Jen: Hi Jen, Thanks! These birds are abundant in one of our local parks. I try to blend in with the surroundings and just start snapping away. When I get the shot home, I do use PhotoShop Elements and zoom in and then crop, so I probably wasn't quite as close as it looks. I did have a Carolina Chickadee feed from my hand last Saturday. That was an awesome experience!

Brites from Povoa de Santa Iria, Portugal

Simply wonderful Kerri!

19 Mar 2008 11:58pm

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

A really wonderful capture of this beautiful bird.

20 Mar 2008 3:22am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

great shot!!

20 Mar 2008 3:28am

Navin Harish from Mumbai, India

Very nice shot.

20 Mar 2008 12:15pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

A beautiful bird, captured very well. I haven't tried taking a lot of bird shots - they move so quick I have a hard time trying to capture them (I guess I'm not patient enough!!).

20 Mar 2008 1:32pm

zOOm from Paris, France

He/She's so cute, of course... wonderful colours of the feathers !

20 Mar 2008 7:19pm

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Nikon D40X
1/500 second
F/5.6
ISO 500
300 mm (35mm equiv.)