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A Haven for Woodpeckers

A portfolio of pictures taken with the Nikon D70 and 70-300mm Nikon ED lens or 18-70mm kit lens. Most are Nikon NEF (raw files) that have been post processed in Nikon View and Photoshop CS.
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The babies are squeeling and now it's time to bring home some food.
Food Run

The babies are squeeling and now it's time to bring home some food.

 Food Run #2
Food Run #2		 Here comes food for the brood
Here comes food for the brood		 Nuttalls woodpecker is flight.
The beauty of flight

Nuttalls woodpecker is flight.
Time to go back to the nest for the night.
Bed Time

Time to go back to the nest for the night.

 Woodpeckers move fast. This one heads down from a higher branch towards the nest.
Try this sometime

Woodpeckers move fast. This one heads down from a higher branch towards the nest.

 Notice how the tail feathers are used for balance.
Feeding the brood at the nest

Notice how the tail feathers are used for balance.

 This one is a mystery to me. Is this the other parent, who gets shoed away most of the time? The markings on this bird are distinctively different than the one I usually photograph. It too is bring food to the nest.
The Other Bird

This one is a mystery to me. Is this the other parent, who gets shoed away most of the time? The markings on this bird are distinctively different than the one I usually photograph. It too is bring food to the nest.
Checking out the nest.
The Flyover

Checking out the nest.

 I guess I was too close to the nest when this woodpecker came by. Instead of landing, it took off. A polite way, I guess, of asking me to leave.
Flying By

I guess I was too close to the nest when this woodpecker came by. Instead of landing, it took off. A polite way, I guess, of asking me to leave.

 Photo sequence put together like a panorama to show an action series.
Woodpecker Series #1

Photo sequence put together like a panorama to show an action series.

 A Watchful Eye
A Watchful Eye
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Guest 07-Mar-2005 04:25
What a good Gallery
Peter Hollinger23-Jan-2005 01:25
Thanks for the gallery. I love woodpeckers!
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