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The Acorn Woodpeckers are always on patrol, chasing intruders from the feeders and perches. In the absence of pre-capture, I rely on ESP to guess when one will take off – they don’t sit still long so it’s just a matter of trying not to fill the buffer at the wrong time.
Looks like your timing was perfect, Diane. I’ve never had much luck timing properly with songbirds. This is a beautiful shot. Great wing position and wonderful detail in the plumage.
You sure do have a lot of acorn woodpeckers around. And it seems as if you’ve gotten some good shots. This is a nice flight shot although it would be better if there was some separation between the perch and the bird and flight. But you can’t wish for everything. You take what we give you.
I was shooting at 20 fps and the next frame had an ungainly wing position. 30 fps is tempting but oddly, 20 seems to sync with a lot of birds and give repeated interesting positions, like full down, every other frame, when the first one hit it right.
Your feeders and perches are on fire Diane! Great timing and the flight pose is really nice. He looks intent! That red splash is the icing. I also like seeing the blue/green sheen over the dark parts of the back and shoulder.
I’m going to have to revamp my perches. They’re just too far from the house to be practical, however the variety of birds further away from the house is far greater than the house yard.
Hi Diane, really terrific take off shot. Love the wings down position. Complimentary background. The white eye on this species is something else. Well done.
Thanks, @glennie, @Allen_Sparks and @russ_carpenter! Go after the perches, Glennie – you have the most awesome birds and the skills to do them justice! I only have 5 acres to work with and very limited decent BGs. And a limited variety of birds, most drab. But I enjoy the challenge.
