Lover's Quarrel

Gallery: AvianPosted April 20, 201081 views5 comments

Noticed a woodpecker on a tree in my backyard, grabbed the camera and moving with great stealth, got outside to a stool.
Then a second bird arrived and they took turns digging out the hole seen at the bottom of the image. House hunters. But after several shots I stood. The smallest one(the one with the hairdo) took offense and flew away. That was the wife.
Hubby kept working, flew off and returned twice, each time calling for her. She refused to come back and now the tree has a hole in it, and no renters.

D700, 300mm2.8, 1.4 TC, f4.5 1/800 ISO 1250, CS5

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5 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 20, 2010 at 7:18 PM

Great to get a pair like this together and with a potential nest hole to boot, I hope they return to your place Wayne

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 20, 2010 at 7:31 PM

The bird on the left of the image with the gray]crown is the female; the bird on the right with the more extensive red crown is a male.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 20, 2010 at 8:15 PM

Lucky you to get both. Nice detail light, dof and bg

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 20, 2010 at 8:25 PM

Thanks, Richard for clearing that up. I guess it changes my story.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 21, 2010 at 6:31 AM

Nice detail and sharpness in the larger image Wayne - good job getting both birds. i'm wondering what a more vertical crop might look like??

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments