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Corn Cracking

Female Downey Woodpecker cracking a piece of dried cord she got from the feeder.
Intelligent enough to use the gaps in the tree bark to hold the corn while she uses that beak to get at the soft edible insides.

Nikon D800, AF-S Nikkor 300mm F/4 D, Nikkor TC 1.4 E II, Tripod
Exposure = 1/500s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso280, apertire priority, spot metering
White balance pre-set via white reference card
Focus Distance = 5 meters


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Laura Milholland16-Nov-2015 03:15
Terrific shot, Roy. And good story-telling caught in the action too.
Ed Duverger15-Nov-2015 15:17
Excellent action shot.
Juliette15-Nov-2015 09:41
and here's the female ! both woodpecker-shots are superb
Bea.15-Nov-2015 06:48
Caught at just the right moment, well done.
fotabug15-Nov-2015 05:46
Great shot, Roy! And thanks for demonstrating the inborn smarts that can be seen in wildlife!
John Shen Photography14-Nov-2015 22:13
Super capture of this action! :)
Donna Lorello 14-Nov-2015 22:07
super sharp image that tells a nice story of life as a woodpecker.
Ruth Rothschild 14-Nov-2015 22:06
Awesome shot with wonderful detail and composition. Very nice detail on the Woodpecker and nice lighting, as well.
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