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Not that this bird looks particularly downy,<\/em> or soft, but that is what it is. Downy Woodpecker. The smaller of our two closely related woodpeckers here in New England, and in most of the country. We get both at our feeders, but only the Downy has been around through much of this long hard winter. This is another shot from one mildly warmish day when I got out on the deck to stand and photograph birds at the feeder 12 feet away. A real treat. <\/p>\n

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 600mm equivalent plus 2x in-camera digital tel-extenter for 1200mm equivalent field of view. Shutter preferred. 1\/800th @ ISO 200 @ f9. I was shooting, by the way, off a monopod with my custom bean bag head. I really appreciate the extra stability it provides, and it is super easy to use. Processed in Snapseed and Handy Photo on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014. Handy Photo allowed me to remove the suet cage from the left side of the image, quickly and easily, giving this feeder shot a more natural look.<\/p>\n

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