Daily Archives: January 16, 2025

Maine! Downy male and female

Downy Woodpecker: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2025 — We have had some bright clear January days this week, so I have been out in the backyard trying for some winter birds. The little Downy Woodpeckers are at the feeder and in the trees around the house everyday. Here we have a male and a female in similar poses. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii @ 600mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and assembled in FrameMagic.

Costa Rica! Blue-grey

Blue-grey Tanager: Mirador El Pizote, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Not the most colorful of the Costa Rican tanagers, but in some places the most abundant…though not at Mirador El Pizote in Boca Tapada. I only saw one at a time, and infrequently at that. Still a pretty bird. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 Di iii @ 600mm equivalent. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.