My Bird Of The Day # 15 (Downy Woodpecker)
Oct 29, 2017 20:46:01 #
Day # 15 - Date : Sunday, October 29, 2017
If its one type of bird that I don't worry about seeing tis the Woodpeckers. I have 3 types that are guaranteed to visit my suet stations every day. The smallest of these characters is the Downy Woodpecker. I have 2 families that have been coming to feed all this year. However, appears they only brought one fledgling this year which is down from previous years. They seem to be the first in whenever I refill my suet log, just as though they are sitting up in the birch trees all the time (probably are :-)). The 2 families are quite easy to tell apart as the size of one is quite small (size of a large sparrow) whom we call PeeWee. The other pair is larger, getting close to the of a small Hairy.
Hope you enjoy the pics of the first of 3 regular Woodpeckers that frequent our yard.
LittleRed (Ron)
If its one type of bird that I don't worry about seeing tis the Woodpeckers. I have 3 types that are guaranteed to visit my suet stations every day. The smallest of these characters is the Downy Woodpecker. I have 2 families that have been coming to feed all this year. However, appears they only brought one fledgling this year which is down from previous years. They seem to be the first in whenever I refill my suet log, just as though they are sitting up in the birch trees all the time (probably are :-)). The 2 families are quite easy to tell apart as the size of one is quite small (size of a large sparrow) whom we call PeeWee. The other pair is larger, getting close to the of a small Hairy.
Hope you enjoy the pics of the first of 3 regular Woodpeckers that frequent our yard.
LittleRed (Ron)
Canon T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 500mm, 1/1000, f8, auto ISO @ 3200, dist 20M
Canon T6i, Canon 300mm prime, 1/1000, f5, auto ISO @ 100, dist 10M
Canon T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 500mm, 1/1000, f8, auto ISO @ 1000, dist 10M
Canon T6i, Tamron 150-600 @ 500mm, 1/1000, f8, auto ISO @ 640, dist 10M
Canon T6i, Tamron 150-600 # 250mm, 1/1000, f6.3, auto ISO @ 1600, dist 8M
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JoAnneK01 wrote:
A beautiful set. Mahalo for sharing. 
Thanks JoAnne for the nice comment. Hope your weather is a bit better than mine tonite (minus 3 celcius and snow flurries). Have a super week.
Ron
Oct 29, 2017 23:42:47 #
Bill_de wrote:
I enjoyed these very much. I don't see too many of these.
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Happy that you enjoyed my pics. We have lots of these characters here in Canada.
Ron
Oct 30, 2017 04:25:29 #
Oct 30, 2017 05:59:45 #
Very nice series Ron. Your shots with the Tamron are very close in quality to the Canon lens. Were these hand held or tripod?
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Oct 30, 2017 09:18:56 #
Robert R wrote:
Very nice series Ron. Your shots with the Tamron are very close in quality to the Canon lens. Were these hand held or tripod?
Thanks for the kind comments Robert. All my shots here with the Tamron were on a tripod. Those with the Canon were handheld. At my age I find the Tamron a mite heavy to handhold. Also I agree the Tamron is close to the Canon, but I still think I can consistently get sharper ones with the 300 prime. But you don't have the reach.
Ron
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