Downy Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 201810,704 views5 comments

This is the first time I've seen the male Downy in about a month. The females have been around for several weeks. The male needs to eat sometime...

Iso-400, 200-500 at 500 mm, F6 .3, 800th, D 500, tripod, fill flash at zero, -0.7 EV, ACR 10.2, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 40%

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5 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 19, 2018 at 4:30 PM

Nice head turn and great perch you found this guy on David, and nice use of flash. Hope he starts feeding soon.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 19, 2018 at 4:32 PM

Great pose to show the colours on his head.
If you have more room on the top and bottom, you might experiment with a vertical crop too, showing more of the beautiful trunk.
Fine image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 19, 2018 at 6:00 PM

Marvelous pose by the Downy David. Background is very complimentary and the diagonal perch is nice as well. Details look great and the fill flash looks good. Nice Job!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2018 at 7:28 PM

Excellent pose and perch and a great look at the eye, David. It looks on my monitor as if you could bring the whites on the bird up a bit.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 20, 2018 at 5:58 PM

Nice pensive shot David. He looks like he is contemplating the need for food. Good work with the flash.

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