Focus

This Downy Woodpecker was really focused and engaged. He was working on this tree like it had to be done right away.

I had to squeeze this shot between a couple of trees, but I got it. The challenge is sometimes more rewarding than the actual outcome.

~ Rick

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Another Red Head

Both of these photos are of the same woodpecker. I wanted to share the second photo because in most of my Red-bellied Woodpecker photographs you cannot see the colors on their belly. I guess the lighting was just right for this shot.

This is a female. She didn’t seem to mind our presence. Between the two of us, we shot some 10 to 15 photos.

~ Rick

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Don’t Mind The Cold

The weather has been wet and cold. That does not seem to slow down the Downy Woodpeckers. From the spot where I shot this photo, I saw at least three of them. I guess they don’t mind the cold.

~ Rick

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Sharing A Feeder

I was surprised when I caught these two woodpeckers in the same photograph. One is a Red-bellied Woodpecker, the other one is a Downy Woodpekcer. They didn’t stay long.

~ Rick

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Persistence

This photo reminded me of this quote from Calvin Coolidge:

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

~ Rick

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