Nature Red Bellied Woodpeckers parenting and feeding.

Red Bellied Woodpeckers parenting and feeding. · **4 Likes**

I always enjoy watching Red Bellied Woodpeckers feeding their young birds. The young ones are almost as big as the parents.

**mroeder75** · 07-21-2022, 08:53 PM

Great subject matter. The type of thing I aspire to capture and lack the time and patience to capture.

**angkymac** · 07-21-2022, 09:00 PM

Fascinating what these birds do as normal behaviors!
Angky.

**Tonytee** · 07-21-2022, 09:56 PM

Superb wildlife series, Mike. I am impressed as to how that KP with the Sigma APO controlled the CA with a dark subject/s and bright background. A lot of enjoyment in this captures.

Tony

**MikeNArk** · 07-22-2022, 06:31 AM

Originally posted by mroeder75

Great subject matter. The type of thing I aspire to capture and lack the time and patience to capture.

Thank you. These feeders are right off of our back deck. Filling them with sunflower seeds brings in the birds and other wildlife and often gives us the opportunity to view these types of interactions. Of course, in open feeders like these, the squirrels and raccoons get more than their share of feed.

---------- Post added 07-22-22 at 06:36 AM ----------

Originally posted by angkymac

Fascinating what these birds do as normal behaviors!
Angky.

Thanks Angky. It is fascinating to watch these interactions. In this case it seems funny to me as the young woodpeckers are virtually the same size as the adults and are still learning how to eat and swallow the feed.

---------- Post added 07-22-22 at 06:43 AM ----------

Originally posted by Tonytee

Superb wildlife series, Mike. I am impressed as to how that KP with the Sigma APO controlled the CA with a dark subject/s and bright background. A lot of enjoyment in this captures.

Tony

Thank you Tony. I have been happy with this camera and lens combo in most cases. It does have limitations when the light is not quite bright enough to use higher shutter speeds. To get that, I would have to bite the bullet and buy much more expensive equipment. Glad that you enjoyed the images.

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mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,598	Great subject matter. The type of thing I aspire to capture and lack the time and patience to capture.

07-21-2022, 09:00 PM	#3
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,981	Fascinating what these birds do as normal behaviors! Angky.

07-21-2022, 09:56 PM	#4
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,505	Superb wildlife series, Mike. I am impressed as to how that KP with the Sigma APO controlled the CA with a dark subject/s and bright background. A lot of enjoyment in this captures. Tony

07-22-2022, 06:31 AM	#5
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,209 Original Poster	Originally posted by mroeder75 Great subject matter. The type of thing I aspire to capture and lack the time and patience to capture. Thank you. These feeders are right off of our back deck. Filling them with sunflower seeds brings in the birds and other wildlife and often gives us the opportunity to view these types of interactions. Of course, in open feeders like these, the squirrels and raccoons get more than their share of feed. ---------- Post added 07-22-22 at 06:36 AM ---------- Originally posted by angkymac Fascinating what these birds do as normal behaviors! Angky. Thanks Angky. It is fascinating to watch these interactions. In this case it seems funny to me as the young woodpeckers are virtually the same size as the adults and are still learning how to eat and swallow the feed. ---------- Post added 07-22-22 at 06:43 AM ---------- Originally posted by Tonytee Superb wildlife series, Mike. I am impressed as to how that KP with the Sigma APO controlled the CA with a dark subject/s and bright background. A lot of enjoyment in this captures. Tony Thank you Tony. I have been happy with this camera and lens combo in most cases. It does have limitations when the light is not quite bright enough to use higher shutter speeds. To get that, I would have to bite the bullet and buy much more expensive equipment. Glad that you enjoyed the images.