Hairy Woodpeckers- lunch time


Posted by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:37 am

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Hairy woodpeckers are feeding their young at my feeders at present. I am always amazed at how fat and sassy the juveniles look while the parents look thin and harried. "Junior" can actually feed himself and he is pretty aggressive, but he prefers to harass "mom".
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by Jakejacoby on Sun Jul 04, 2021 9:03 am
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Great behavior shot Cynthia.
 

by david fletcher on Sun Jul 04, 2021 9:50 am
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Brilliant behaviour capture Cindy, and love the dialogue! Nicely done with a killer bg Cindy!
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by Carol Clarke on Sun Jul 04, 2021 10:56 am
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A lovely behaviour capture of junior chubby milking it for all its worth! Well spotted and taken feeding interaction, Cindy.

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by Karl Egressy on Sun Jul 04, 2021 4:11 pm
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Sweet moment captured Cindy.
 

by peter makuch on Sun Jul 04, 2021 5:14 pm
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you nailed this inter-action shot nicely between the adult and the chick, what the parents will do for the kids, well put together CYNTHIA.
 

by SantaFeJoe on Sun Jul 04, 2021 5:40 pm
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Unique activity well captured! Nice clean BG.

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by paul fletcher on Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:43 pm
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An excellent " intimate " photograph, Cynthia.
 

by himadri roy on Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:30 am
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Excellent timing to get this action. Super image.
 

by Dan Kearl on Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:57 pm
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Very nice behavior photo with a nice shooting angle...
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:12 am
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Great moment and it really tells the story.
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