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I've heard him drumming away in the trees a few times of late as spring approaches, but never seen him until this morning. The female was a regular visitor to the feeder for ages but this is the first time the male has honoured us with his presence - albeit brief.
Great Spotted Woodpecker if anyone is in doubt btw.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2282952693_363579179e_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2283739182_73cbe375ff_o.jpg
40D, 700mm 800 ISO
Still shooting jpegs till I get a new RAW processor sorted out.
nice :) shame about the feeder but beggers cant be choosers :)
LOL. I know... must get something better set up. :D
OOOh! get you! :lol:
As said, shame about the feeder but at least theyre good close shots!
Although the head/feather detail is probably much clearer on the 2nd image, I love the composition of the 1st :thumbs:
Always nice to have a new one isnt it.
I saw a Nuthatch yesterday, at least I think it was ... I blinked and it was gone! :lol:
I like the first one great shot :clap:
lucky you. good shot...never mind the feeder
Jophotography
22-02-2008, 13:16
Wow, that's great!!!
Very clear, good close up and an overall fantastic shot!
Richard T
22-02-2008, 13:27
nice woody there CT
:clap: Hey CT I am fully expecting to see parent and offspring pics later this year now you know you have both male and female of the species :lol:
phil collins
22-02-2008, 13:43
Nice work CT, cant wait to be able to get some of this sort of stuff when I move down south later this year, really good capture, nice one.
Great capture..hoping to get these in my garden soon..no luck yet though
:clap: Hey CT I am fully expecting to see parent and offspring pics later this year now you know you have both male and female of the species :lol:
LOL Would be nice but I can't promise. We did have a fledgling Green Woody on the lawn last year, but he had his 'L' plates on and didn't really know what he was doing. :p
j.palmer
22-02-2008, 17:09
good job ct and dispite of the feeder we cant take that away from a very clear and colourfull shot.
i have heard them in the tree behind my garden so this year ive put a dead tree trunk in the ground and it stands about 9ft in the air so this might bring them in.
good luck with the set up.
many thanks jason
Great pair :thumbs:
#1's my favourite purely for the "expression"
Ajophotog
22-02-2008, 17:16
Beautiful pecker you get there CT :lol: ;) #1 for sure.
james_death
22-02-2008, 17:39
Cracking shots, How about setting up a branch clamped to a tripod? Have the food out of camera view for a more natural shot.
I wish i got such great stuff in my yard
Cracking shots, How about setting up a branch clamped to a tripod? Have the food out of camera view for a more natural shot.
I wish i got such great stuff in my yard
Unfortunately James, these setups need to be in situ for a few days at least before the birds accept them - they can be very wary of changes.
The feeder you see is on top of a long pole. What I think I'll do is remove the feeder and mount a section of log (about 3 or 4 feet long) vertically, so it looks like a tree trunk to all intents and purposes. It can have holes drilled into it to accept nuts etc., or you could even cut out a section on one side and insert a feeder, or cover it with the fine gauge mesh and fill it with nuts.
Just gotta get round to doing it. ;)
Hi love the first shot really nice colours and detail
wish we had these in our garden
Pete
zarozinia
22-02-2008, 22:25
Lovely photos.
You are so lucky seeing all of these birds, do they all come to your garden or do you visit various places to capture them?
Do you have a hide set up in your garden?
Venomator
22-02-2008, 22:33
Good one Cedric ... :thumbs: ... lovely clear shot of him too ... ;)
:p
Lovely photos.
You are so lucky seeing all of these birds, do they all come to your garden or do you visit various places to capture them?
Do you have a hide set up in your garden?
Thank you. A great many of my shots are taken in the garden, we're lucky in being next to a park with lots of trees, but we have been feeding on a full time basis now for a couple of years. The actual garden is a pocket hanky - you'd be surprised.
I get my shots either through the open kitchen window or at various vantage points in the garden where I usually just get setup, keep as still as possible, and wait.
I don't use anything you'd think of as a hide, but sometimes I've lain on the ground under old blankets- the colour is almost immaterial if there's no sign of movement. I am thinking of some sort of portable hide, but it's more for use in other locations away from home.
Always hear them, but never seen one!!:'(
Well done CT!:thumbs: beautiful!
Spence
excellent photos far out my efforts of a woody from my trip to slimbridge.
Hi,
nice one, it's great to shoot something different and even better in your own garden. I have one visit too but no decent shots as yet. I would advise using an older tree ( I used a dead pine tree about 8ft high ) as they like to sit and drum on them to signal their territory.
The secret to hiding from wildlife is to cover your face with something, we used to just use a face mask ( net ) when I was younger in my 'real' shooting days it was all that was needed, animals and birds would come right up to you as they couldn't see your face which sticks out like a beacon outdoors. Some animals such as Roe only see in B+W so as long as you stay still and they don't see any movement then you're ok, my Woody was happy enough until he saw the lens move and then off he went, hence no decent shots, mind you since I have moved my 'tree' to nearer the house he hasn't been back :(
Best of luck.
Mike.
Nice and sharp these. How are you getting along with the new camera. Can't you use the canon raw processor (Digital Photo Professional) that came with the camera. I used it and found it ok when I got the 30d
I'm loving the 40D Lammie - it's just the light has been dire since I got it. :'(
I probably am going to use the Canon software for now when I can be arsed to install it. I have to say though that considering I'm shootng jpegs they're coming out of the camera with no highlight issues, so I think the Highlight Tone Priority is proving it's worth.
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