Male Downy Woodpecker With Meal.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The Pileated Woodpecker nest that I thought would be earlier this spring was not after all...but as a consolation prize a Downy Woodpecker's nest was found :-) Not too high up, and oh-so easily accessible, plus both parents are actively feeding with no care in the world about me being there. Here's one of the bigger meals the male brought in...

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/200s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, 85% FF, darkened the the top part of the BG as well as some of the brighter parts of the tree.

[Arthur Morris]

Perfectly executed as expected. What a mouthful of bugs. What a dirty bird.

[Joseph Przybyla]

It appears he was very hungry, nice one Daniel.

[Binu John]

Lovely shot, Daniel! Excellent POV, pose, BG and exposure! TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys! Artie, yep, raising a family has taken its toll on this guy's plumage

[gail bisson]

Very nice Daniel.
Love the green BG and the textured tree and really love all those bugs!
IQ excellent as well.
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

What a killer portrait, Daniel!!! Love the tree and the mouthful of food. The WP chicks really tear the adults apart during the nesting season!

[christopher galeski]

very nice,nice BG and perch,nice detail,and that's one mouthful of bug's.

[Holger Leyrer]

Lovely perch and BG. I like the colors and the pose.

[BenBotha]

Impressive image. I agree with the comments. I cannot get this IQ at 800 iso from my 7D!
Ben