David Drufke, Minneapolis photographer, storm chasing, sports, outdoor » Woodpecker http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:26:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Woodpeckers in Wildwood Park http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/nature/woodpeckers-in-wildwood-park/ http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/nature/woodpeckers-in-wildwood-park/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:28:27 +0000 David http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/?p=580 These pictures are from last year, and I’ve finally gotten around to editing them.  The first picture is a red-bellied woodpecker.  They are very large, but annoyingly hard to get close to.  We actually have one in our neighborhood that I haven’t been able to photograph yet!  The second one is a downy woodpecker.   I love the second to the last picture.  It’s an “impact” photo!

]]> http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/nature/woodpeckers-in-wildwood-park/feed/ 0 Wildlife Photography: Downy Woodpecker http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/nature/wildlife-photography-downy-woodpecker/ http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/nature/wildlife-photography-downy-woodpecker/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:33:09 +0000 David http://www.daviddrufke.com/photography-blog/?p=293 We see a lot of woodpeckers this time of year, so I’ve been trying to get a good pictures of them in action.  While we were out photographing bald eagles, this little guy was pecking away.  With my luck, he was actually too close to focus on!  I was able to get a few pictures in focus as I backed up, including this one.

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

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