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Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jan 24, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 25, 2009
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Comments: 11
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Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look remarkably alike in the bird books, and for the longest time I would look at a somewhat large Downy and wonder if it was a Hairy. Then a month or so ago I saw my first Hairy at the bird feeders and it was unmistakably much larger than all the little Downys. The bill also looks a little longer proportionally, though I could be imagining that ;-) This is a male Hairy; here's a female Downy for comparison.
I have actually seen both at one time in my yard but not when I had the camera handy with a wide enough lens to capture both.
PP - converted from RAW, cropped, cloned out bright branch, levels, white balance, color-shifted greens greener and red redder, desaturated black and white on bird, colored trees a little less green, dodged eye and head, 2nd layer (merged in multiply mode), added creative border, resized, sharpened with slight noise reduction. |
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01/28/2009 10:51:58 AM |
Very nice image indeed.. I nver know difference either and sometimes the kid is hanging around believe they stay with the parent for quite a while..
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01/28/2009 09:38:21 AM |
This is somewhat like the British Greater Spotted Woodpecker, which is quite a shy bird, and not all that common. I have only potted one a few times, and have never got a photo, let alone a good one like this. Interestingly, the same bird is quite widespread in Germany where my brother lives, and much less shy of people.
This is a really good photo - good detail and texture on the plumage, excellent clarity, an interesting pose (clearly he has attended the Woodpecker Modelling School), and enough of the environment to provide the context, which can add much value to wildlife photographs. |
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01/28/2009 08:07:38 AM |
| WOW- I know the difference- the Hairy is downright HUGE- this is beautiful Mary---I'm jealous ! |
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01/27/2009 01:17:34 PM |
| Cooool! What a capture! Pretty composition and colors too! |
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01/27/2009 04:28:24 AM |
lovely shot this one...
i never photographed a woodpecker... |
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01/26/2009 07:47:04 PM |
| Wow, that's great. I really like the greens! |
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01/25/2009 04:54:53 PM |
| Sharpness on the subject, with good isolation and great bokeh make this a sweet shot. |
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01/25/2009 03:45:37 PM |
| Nicely captured Mary. Very good details and your background is again beautifully muted. |
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01/25/2009 03:24:12 PM |
great shot Mary
and wow so crisp |
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01/25/2009 03:23:39 PM |
| Beautiful shot, beautiful bird. I love the dof. |
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01/25/2009 03:15:49 PM |
| Another great shot, such a pretty bird. :O) |
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