Ran into a cooperative Downy Woodpecker today.

Very rare.









Tom G

[eaglem]

Nice shots Tom, colourful little fellow.

[8540tomg]

Nice shots Tom, colourful little fellow.

Thanks eaglem,

Love these little guys.

Had a tough time trying to get a clear shot through the twigs.

Tom G

[charliezap]

Nice captures Tom.I had to use my Murray 1200 Turbo Shovel to clear a path through 2ft of snow to access my feeder.I hope the birds appreciate it.--charliezap

[monochrome]

Wonderful caps Tom! We rarely see those little guys here.

[8540tomg]

Nice captures Tom.I had to use my Murray 1200 Turbo Shovel to clear a path through 2ft of snow to access my feeder.I hope the birds appreciate it.--charliezap

Thanks Charlie

I share you pain Charlie. We had some drifts of four feet or so in the drive.

Tom G

[8540tomg]

Wonderful caps Tom! We rarely see those little guys here.

Thanks buddy,

Quite common in this part of the world. A year-round resident.

Tom G

[civano]

Wonderful pictures of one of my favorite birds. I love seeing these guys at the feeder.

[Jacquot]

I love them, too, one of my favorites and pretty much daily here, thank goodness... How to get the detail, context and scale is a challenge in my mind. I see it as a very big deal to capture these creatures, and I love their call notes, too. They always have food.

[8540tomg]

civano, Jacquot

Thanks for looking guys.

Tom G

[gjtoth]

Very nicely done, Tom. Good color and nice details.

[Sailor]

Wow - these are good 'uns, Tom. I tried to get a shot of a woodpecker last week, but I'm not much of a wildlife photographer and my results were dismal.

Jer

[8540tomg]

Thanks Jer and Gary,

Love the challenge of catching these little guys with a manual focus telephoto.

Tom G