Downy Woodpecker

[John Mack]

Feeder set up. This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 3/9/18 at 12:38PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Medium crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 1600
f8.0
1/500sec

[Paul Burdett]

Really like this one John. Exposure on the bird looks good and the high key background contrasts nicely with the perch and moss/lichen? I looked at some Google photos of the Downy Woodpecker that show the male has a red patch on the back of the head. Do you have any shots of these?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Highly appealing high-key image! Perfect techs and processing. I only would have pointed my lens a bit more up and left. All else looks top-notch.

[John Mack]

I looked at some Google photos of the Downy Woodpecker that show the male has a red patch on the back of the head. Do you have any shots of these?

Thanks Paul,

Yes, this is the female. I also have some frames like this of the male as well.