It is always fun to see species not common to where you live when you travel. Wonderful colors on this acorn woodpecker which was photographed along the coast in northern CA.
It is always fun to see species not common to where you live when you travel. Wonderful colors on this acorn woodpecker which was photographed along the coast in northern CA.
nature has no boss 
Isn’t he lovely! I so enjoy your photography.
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Thanks, I really appreciate you comments and following along on my photographic journey.
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What a cool looking bird. I’m still trying to see a red headed woodpecker. Great shot!
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Thanks, they are cool looking. You have quite a collection of nice shots of nice looking birds on your blog.
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Thanks Mike!
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You are welcome and have a great weekend.
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Thank you Mike!
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That little fellow is wide awake!
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yeah, he is. Those eyes look like buttons for sure.
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Great shot! It looks like you caught him at the office 🙂
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Hi thanks for the feedback. Yep the office for sure her was working away making new spaces for those acorns. Wishing you a great week.
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Great capture! 🙂
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Thanks and have a great week ahead.
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Nice capture of the little guy. Great detail and nice DOF.
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Thanks Laura, it is always fun to get the technical stuff right when photographing birds that don’t hold still. Thanks for the feedback on that it is appreciated.
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you’re welcome Mike. I haven’t done too much in the way of bird shooting. I’d like to but I really need a better lens. 🙂
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Laura, the lens is sure important with birds. They are so aware of you getting close.
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I have a 300mm but i find that I still have to be sort of close. Plus it’s not a 2.8 which makes it difficult in the evening when they are out in our trees. 🙂
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The 2.8 would be helpful in the dim light and if they would just sit still. 🙂
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What a beauty! Beautiful shot!
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Thanks, it is fun to spend time with these guys watching them go about their daily business. WIshing you a great day and week.
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🙂
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Take care.
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Gorgeous! I think they may be around here once in awhile. But capturing one? Lucky you! 🙂
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Thanks, they sure are colorful birds. We do not have them where we live so it is always fun to go somewhere and see a different bird and get to photograph it. Wishing you a great week.
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Love this photo! I was surprised to see one in the city!! Didn’t know they could be found in the city. Shocked actually, cause I always thought they were supposed to look exactly like the cartoon character, Woody Woodpecker. Seriously! LOL! It was nice to see what a real woodpecker looked like (and hear them work). I haven’t seen another since.
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Wow, that must have been quite a sight. It is always fun to see the unexpected as it makes it even more fun. Hope your week ahead is a great one.
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Hi Mike: It was quite a sight, indeed! 🙂 Thanks, and have a great week, too!
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Your welcome.
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Mike
Nice picture. This is a male. I learned recently that on male acorn woodpeckers the red crown meets the white forehead. On females, there’s black between the red crown and white forehead.
Chris
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Thanks Chris, I did not know how to tell the male from the female so this is very helpful information. Thanks.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks.
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Wow, he is dressed for success here…and what an amazing photo. 🙂
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Thanks, he is indeed dress for success and looking good. Hope yo have a great week.
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So very beautiful! You are an incredibly good bird photographer Mike, your images are always stunning!
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Good images are all the Birds fault not my skill. 🙂
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Oh, you are far too humble Mike, you get them to show themself, and you capture it perfectly, that is a skill! A good skill! 😊
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Thanks Marie.
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Wonderful shot! I love bird photos, and this is an excellent capture. Thanks for sharing your shot of this species; so different from our IA woodpeckers.
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Celia, thanks for the kind feedback we appreciate it. We don’t have these guys here in Colorado where we live and it was fun for us as well to see a new species on a trip we took to CA. Seeing the unexpected really is a great experience. Hope you have a great day and thanks again for the feedback.
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