# Downy Woodpecker

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/downy-woodpecker/39719>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [February 15, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/downy-woodpecker/39719 "2024-02-15T20:39:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_williams/32/65698_2.png) [@Ed\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Williams)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/downy-woodpecker/39719/1 "2024-02-15T20:39:12Z")

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![VenturaPondsDownyGirl.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/8/38a60da470a22337d1d668c53ddc5408a286cd57.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I’ve been seeing several Downy woodpeckers this winter in our marshy areas. This one was very cooperative and gave me a few good looks as it searched the dead tree limb for a snack.

### Technical Details

Canon 7D MII, f11, 1/1000 sec, iso 400, 560 mm (100-400 lens with 1.4 TC)

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/downy-woodpecker/39719/2 "2024-02-16T05:47:47Z")

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A nice pose; kind of a sweet look you caught her(?) in. Good detail and a nice perch. Good eye contact. For me they’re usually turned away, busy pecking on the tree.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/downy-woodpecker/39719/3 "2024-02-16T14:03:50Z")

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Hi Ed, nice look at this Downy. Such cute woodpeckers. I like the full look at the head even though it seems a bit soft to me in the largest image size. The scraggly perch adds some interest too. Nice catch.