Red-headed woodpecker?

Posted by Explorer on Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:45 am

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I am new at photographing birds and I came across this one in a tree on the bluffs above a beach near Sooke on Vancouver Island.

What kind of woodpecker is it?

Digital Rebel, 1/500 sec. f14
75-300mm lens

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by Greg Downing on Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:54 am

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Bryan, welcome to NSN! This is a Red-breasted Sapsucker. Nice image though the angle is a bit steep and the background just a tad busy. We shoot em where we find em though.

Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to seeing more!

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by Explorer on Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:58 am

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Thanks!

I told you I was new to this!

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:45 am

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Bryan, welcome to NSN and thanks for posting. Good detail in this image. The BG is a little busy. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

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by BrianS on Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:06 pm

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Welcome to NSN -- not a bad first post. I agree image has a busy BG but as Greg mentioned you gotta get'm where you can.

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by AlexC on Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:07 pm

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Maybe a Sap but not a sucker!!!

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Wonderful bird in Hawk proof habitat!!!
The rest has already been said!! Welcome aboard!!

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by Scott A. Flaherty on Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:08 am

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Welcome to NSN Bryan. I'm new to bird photography as well. You'll find that the people here are highly skilled and eager to help others. They've already helped me improve my shots.

Keep on shootin'

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