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Has this happened to you?

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Posted by John Tobias on May 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Has this happened to you?
Played peek a boo with this red bellied woodpecker. Never quite got the shot I was looking for, but did the woodpecker seemed to enjoy shifting from one side to the other, even getting right behind the trunk where I could only see a bit of wing on either side.

Canon T1i
1/125 @ F 5.6 ISO 800
Canon EF70-300 IS USM

Dark cloudy day
Posted by John Tobias on May 28, 2011 at 12:45 PM
This is the best shot I could get.
Posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 28, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Yes, this species is a master at it!
Posted by Ed Cordes on May 29, 2011 at 6:38 PM
Yup! All the time. You did better than what I have been able to do most of the time. This is the challenge of Nature Photography. You work and work, make hundreds of images to get the "ONE" that counts.
Posted by Barbara Graham on May 30, 2011 at 6:15 AM
Cute! The first shot shows the game and the second shot shows the bird, so I'd say the game was at least a tie. :wink:
Posted by Walt Sterneman on May 31, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Yes! I have one of these in a tree right outside my back door. Every time I show up with a camera it scoots around the back of the tree. Maddening!