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A downy woodpecker under snow


A downy woodpecker under snow
Photo Information
Copyright: jeanpaul Bolduc (jeanpaul) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2046 W: 99 N: 3277] (13851)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax *ist D, 70-300mm f4-5.6
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-11-02 21:33
Viewed: 695
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
The Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens, is the smallest woodpecker in North America.


Downy woodpeckerAdults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above and below the eye. They have a black tail with white outer feathers barred with black. Adult males have a red patch on the back of the head. It is similar in appearance to the much larger Hairy Woodpecker.

Their breeding habitat is forested areas, mainly deciduous, across most of North America to Central America. They nest in a tree cavity, excavated by the nesting pair in a dead tree or limb. The Downy Woodpecker can also be found east of Newfoundland and Labrador, on the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.


These birds are mostly permanent residents. Northern birds may migrate further south; birds in mountainous areas may move to lower elevations. Downy Woodpeckers roost in tree cavities in the winter.

These birds forage on trees, picking the bark surface in summer and digging deeper in winter. They mainly eat insects, also seeds and berries.

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Hello Jeanpaul,
Nice shot and well seen in natural surroundings. POV, depth of the picture, exposure are great. Regards,
JC

Hi Jeanpaul,
Nice photo, good simple composition but great details.
regards
Matt.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-11-02 23:01]

Hello jeanpaul

A beautiful portrait of this woodpecker.A lovely composition and excellent DOF and POV.They are hard to capture because they move from tree to tree so quickly.wonderful details and colours.TFS

Rob

Nice shot, good detail, well taken.

Greg

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 147 N: 7948] (24747)
  • [2006-11-03 2:55]

Hello Jeanpaul,
Great capture of this little woodpecker, new to me. I agree with Steph on a tighter crop but this does detract from the quality of this shot. Nice to see,
Thanks, best wishes, Ivan

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  • jojo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 8] (176)
  • [2006-11-03 3:01]

Belle capture de pic mineur, beaux détails, belle netteté
bravo

jojo

Bella foto, Jeanpaul!
Buoni dettagli e composizione, bravo!

Ciao e grazie.
Franco

Hello Jeanpaul,
beautiful natural shot - very clear and colorful. Great composition and great details. Great colors. Well done and TFS.
Gr.
Heinz

bonjour JP
c'est pas possible il y a un pic par arbre chez vous au quebec!!
toujours est il que c'est encore un ravissement pour les yeux.merci de partager avec ceux qui n'en on pas.
laurent

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3160 W: 148 N: 4787] (15449)
  • [2006-11-03 6:36]

Hi Jeanpaul.
I am amazed by your perfect shot collection.
This one is beautiful and skilful executed. I like its transparency, nice clear colours, excellent details, wonderful well blurred BG and superb composition. My best regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-11-03 6:42]

Salut JeanPaul,
Very well captured. great POV and wonderful details. Sharpness, colors and lighting is very nice. A very nice crop and very well presented.
Sky

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2135 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2006-11-03 7:08]

Hi Jeanpaul

A very beutiful shot of this woodpecker!
The POV is great and the details are very nice and sharp. Lovely natural colors and a great composiion and framing.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Jeanpaul,
A very nice shot on this Downy Woodpecker. Very well composed and framed. The colors and detail look very good from the spot on exposure. Nice control on the DOF has rendered a nice OOF backround to show the bird very well.
Scott

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-11-03 8:51]

Nice composition JP.

I like it a lot: composition, POV, DOF, focus, sharpness, color, lighting, framing, notes.

I like it: background.

I don't like it: nothing.

Another success showing us this beautiful bird.
Thank you and until the next one.
Ricardo

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2102 W: 6 N: 2113] (13565)
  • [2006-11-03 9:43]

original y maravilloso pose, buen pov. el Bg. me gusta. Muchos saludos

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 3 N: 622] (3128)
  • [2006-11-03 10:00]

Hi Jean Paul,
Great job with this woodpecker, great of sharpness, I like the eye, looks like a black pearl.
TFS Have a nice weekend,
Vivian.

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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 144 W: 50 N: 418] (2532)
  • [2006-11-03 18:34]

Very beatiful species in its classic pose. I like the glitter on the eye although the snow. Nice sharpness and details.
TFS Jeanpaul.

Salut Jean-Paul,
Je l'ai manqué celui-ci! Très beaux détails et pose de l'oiseau. L'oiseau est bien net avec une belle composition et un beau BG. Belle réussite :) À bientôt,
Claudine

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1422 W: 127 N: 5219] (23113)
  • [2006-11-04 16:24]

Très beau Pic, Jeanpaul ! Claire, nette et bien éclairée c'est une excellente photo. Bravo et merci.

Mario

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1325 W: 79 N: 916] (8534)
  • [2006-11-04 17:43]

hi jeanpaul
successful capturing for this rapid moving bird. composition, point of view, blured background, colours, sharpness, details and note are great
TFS
regards
izler

Oh good details.
Magnificent sharpness.
I would only suggest a tighter crop and composition, so i tried a workshop. Hope you will like it.
Steph

Bonjour Jean Paul,
j'aime ce type de photo dans les forêts avec le jour nuageux et en neigeant, quelque chose qui arrive ici chaque 30 ans et très peu.
j'aime la lumière bien qu'étant lisse.
Bon travail !
Hernán

Great definition and colors.

Good work.
Samuele

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 356 W: 0 N: 363] (1463)
  • [2008-06-01 20:30]

Hello Jeanpaul,
a genuine nature shot. Excellent position of the bird and great elements of its surrounding. Clear and lively subject bring your picture to a briiliant job.

Regards,
Foozi

NB: Wondering how long the process , the time stalking etc involved here?

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