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Click said:
Love em and thanks for the commentary. Maybe they evolved from squirrels. My Downies will take the sunflower seeds to a tree crack and place them so they can hammer them open, same with chickadees but that's nothing compared to your guy!
Jack
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Thanks Click Jack
There are a bunch of solar panels going up around the slough where this colony of acorn woodpeckers lives. The oaks are safe but I worry that the critical habitat size needed will be negatively impacted. On the other hand the panels will be surrounded by chain link so that area will be denied to people so maybe that is a plus. I don't like chain link in my bird photos generally. One thing I don't understand about the whole acorn in tree storage is how the woodpeckers keep the squirrels out I've not seen them interacting.
There are a bunch of solar panels going up around the slough where this colony of acorn woodpeckers lives. The oaks are safe but I worry that the critical habitat size needed will be negatively impacted. On the other hand the panels will be surrounded by chain link so that area will be denied to people so maybe that is a plus. I don't like chain link in my bird photos generally. One thing I don't understand about the whole acorn in tree storage is how the woodpeckers keep the squirrels out I've not seen them interacting.
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Hi Jack.
I'd hate to see a chickadee jammed in a crack and hammered open by a woodpecker. ;D ;D
Just have to love messing with words. Sorry couldn't resist.
Yes I know glass houses stones etc, feel free to return the favour at some point.
Cheers, Graham.
I'd hate to see a chickadee jammed in a crack and hammered open by a woodpecker. ;D ;D
Just have to love messing with words. Sorry couldn't resist.
Yes I know glass houses stones etc, feel free to return the favour at some point.
Cheers, Graham.
Jack Douglas said:
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Valvebounce said:
I refuse to take life too seriously. I do witness a pecking order observing birds and it's not entirely due to their size but I've yet to see a Downy physically manhandle a chickadee. They generally leave too quickly.
Jack
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Hi Larry.
Wow, colours, detail, stunning. Thanks for sharing and keeping the standard set so high for us to aim for!
Cheers, Graham.
Wow, colours, detail, stunning. Thanks for sharing and keeping the standard set so high for us to aim for!
Cheers, Graham.
LarryC1973 said:
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Everyone in this thread blows me away, these photos are awesome. Very inspirational. I got my 60D in 2013, my first camera that wasn't part of a phone. This site has given me the drive to keep improving, thank you all.
This is a shot I took last winter. The windchill was -4 (Fahrenheit) this morning so it made me think of this.
The bird was sitting on my deck. I spent about 5 minutes slowly opening the backdoor, laid on the ground (inside) and got several shots before it flew off. This is the only one that came out decent.
Tufted Titmouse by Hashim D, on Flickr
This is a shot I took last winter. The windchill was -4 (Fahrenheit) this morning so it made me think of this.
The bird was sitting on my deck. I spent about 5 minutes slowly opening the backdoor, laid on the ground (inside) and got several shots before it flew off. This is the only one that came out decent.
Tufted Titmouse by Hashim D, on Flickr
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hhkd said:Everyone in this thread blows me away, these photos are awesome. Very inspirational. I got my 60D in 2013, my first camera that wasn't part of a phone. This site has given me the drive to keep improving, thank you all.
This is a shot I took last winter. The windchill was -4 (Fahrenheit) this morning so it made me think of this.
The bird was sitting on my deck. I spent about 5 minutes slowly opening the backdoor, laid on the ground (inside) and got several shots before it flew off. This is the only one that came out decent.
Looking good, keep it up and it'll grow on you significantly. I know after 3 years what has happened to me, especially after getting the 6D. Now I want more.
Jack
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