Todays variety of small birds and another first for me

[BrentC]

Overcast day but warmer than it has been for a while. Walking along a boardwalk on the lake someone left a little pile of sunflower seeds out and it attracted a nice variety. Got my first red-bellied woodpecker.

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Red-bellied Woodpecker by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Red-bellied Woodpecker by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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White-breasted Nuthatch by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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White-breasted Nuthatch by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Black-capped Chickadee by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Downy Woodpecker by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Downy Woodpecker by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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Cardinal by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

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White-breasted Nuthatch by Brent Cameron, on Flickr

 

[zulu42]

Excellent shots. Top notch Brent!

 

[BrentC]

Excellent shots. Top notch Brent!

Thank you.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

These are SUPER nice! I really am liking the nuthatch and redbelly.

 

[BrentC]

These are SUPER nice! I really am liking the nuthatch and redbelly.

Thanks Dean. I really love the red-bellies.

 

[waday]

Fantastic shots, as always. I've always been a sucker for a male cardinal on a white background.

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set!

 

[baturn]

Really nice set! Congrats on the lifer.

 

[beagle100]

quite a variety ... woodpeckers on a boardwalk

 

[BrentC]

Fantastic shots, as always. I've always been a sucker for a male cardinal on a white background.

Thanks. Yeah, but I always have trouble with the red of the cardinal. Not sure if its an Olympus thing or not.

 

[BrentC]

Nice set!

Really nice set! Congrats on the lifer.

Thanks guys!

 

[BrentC]

quite a variety ... woodpeckers on a boardwalk

The boardwalk goes along the lake. A forest on one side and thin strip of trees on the lake side. I am guessing they are fed a lot there. When I got to that point there was four woodpeckers, a couple of nuthatches and chickadees all at the same time. Need to bring the wife there, she will love having the chickadees take food from her hand.

 

[waday]

Fantastic shots, as always. I've always been a sucker for a male cardinal on a white background.

Thanks. Yeah, but I always have trouble with the red of the cardinal. Not sure if its an Olympus thing or not.

Huh, funny you mention that. Just the other day I was thinking about the reds in a photo that seemed super saturated, and I had to reduce the red saturation in LR. It’s happened to me a couple of times.

 

[zombiesniper]

Great set.

Nice to have a little variety.

 

[Ferrarimx5]

Impressive