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Originally Posted by sedwards

Love your woodpecker shots Joel !

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Thanks.....they're my favorite local birds

This female Cardinal image of yours is superb....love the mossy perch, the pose is great and detail is spot on.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4203/3...7225fe5f_h.jpg_DS_0083c by Mark Clem, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4193/3...7a1d41e9_h.jpg_DS_0075c by Mark Clem, on Flickr

Male Hairy WP

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....54204690-5.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
TV mode + pattern metering
1/320
f/4.0
iso 800
Exposure bias 0 EV

Red Bellied WP

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....54229125-5.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
Tv mode + Spot metering
ISO 320
1/800
f/4.0

Exposure Bias -2/3 EV

Eastern Towhee (male)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....54240117-4.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
Tv mode + partial metering
1/250
f/4.0
iso 1250
Exposure bias -1/3 EV

Red Headed WP

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....54250704-5.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
Tv mode
Partial metering
1/1000
f/4.0
ISO 1600
Exposure bias -1/3 EV

Northern Cardinal (male)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....54265796-5.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
Tv mode
Spot metering
1/800
f/10
ISO 1600
Exposure bias -2/3

This guy was chasing another Red Bellied WP back and forth across the yard for several minutes before he perched for this image....his raised crest is a sign he was still quite upset....a turf war I suppose. The final result was better than I expected because it was very low light.

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....72891267-5.jpg

5D MKIV
500mm
1/1000
f/4.0
ISO 4000

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4228/3...064d01f1_o.png
Male Baltimore Oriole by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

What a beauty...rarely seen in my area and only during migration. Nice shot.