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We lost one of the adult Red-headed Woodpeckers to a car strike a month or so ago and were worried about young ones being left with only one parent. Needless to say we were quite happy when we started seeing at least one youngster coming and going to the feeders. 

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I spend most mornings sitting on the back porch watching the birds come and go to the feeders while I sip a couple cups of coffee. I set the tripod up yesterday and locked it in place on the woodpeckers favorite spot on the nearby tree for a prolonged shoot. I don't usually lock the tripod head in place, but I was hoping for consistency in the photos so I might be able to create a composition of woodpeckers. Unfortunately, I had to unmount the camera and move the tripod to get a few shots of the Cooper's Hawk that had all the birds on high alert before I was done. After the hawk flew off, I set the tripod up as close as I could to it's previous position and carried on with the shoot. I got some decent photos but was really disappointed that the Red-bellied Woodpeckers didn't make their regular appearance along with the Downy, Hairy, and Red-headed Woodpeckers that did make their usual appearance. Okay, enough babble, here's a few of yesterday's photos cropped individually, any creativity with post processing will have to wait for the post processing mood to strike.

 

Red-headed Woodpecker going to the feeder.

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Hairy Woodpecker going to the feeder.

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Downy Woodpecker going to the feeder.

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Red-headed Woodpecker returning with a seed.

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Hairy Woodpecker returning with a seed.

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The uncooperative Downy Woodpecker that kept landing on the back side of the tree returning with a seed.

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9 hours ago, lonestranger said:

I spend most mornings sitting on the back porch watching the birds come and go to the feeders while I sip a couple cups of coffee. I set the tripod up yesterday and locked it in place on the woodpeckers favorite spot on the nearby tree for a prolonged shoot. I don't usually lock the tripod head in place, but I was hoping for consistency in the photos so I might be able to create a composition of woodpeckers. Unfortunately, I had to unmount the camera and move the tripod to get a few shots of the Cooper's Hawk that had all the birds on high alert before I was done. After the hawk flew off, I set the tripod up as close as I could to it's previous position and carried on with the shoot. I got some decent photos but was really disappointed that the Red-bellied Woodpeckers didn't make their regular appearance along with the Downy, Hairy, and Red-headed Woodpeckers that did make their usual appearance. Okay, enough babble, here's a few of yesterday's photos cropped individually, any creativity with post processing will have to wait for the post processing mood to strike.

 

Red-headed Woodpecker going to the feeder.

DL6A5185

 

Hairy Woodpecker going to the feeder.

DL6A5200

 

Downy Woodpecker going to the feeder.

DL6A5281

 

Red-headed Woodpecker returning with a seed.

DL6A5266

 

Hairy Woodpecker returning with a seed.

DL6A5237

 

The uncooperative Downy Woodpecker that kept landing on the back side of the tree returning with a seed.

DL6A5302

 

LOL, that's awesome!

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