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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Acorn Woodpecker
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun Apr 20 13:53:29 2008
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Doug,

Very nice capture, in a different environment.  I've never seen a woodpecker 
on a birdbath, but I guess they gotta do what they gotta do.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Acorn Woodpecker


> Best known for its habit of drilling holes to store acorns, the Acorn 
> Woodpecker has to do more mundane things too like quench his thirst.  This 
> bird is an adult male who has just dipped his bill into the pond 
> (background) and is letting the water run down his throat.
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/acwo02.jpg
>
> technical stuff:
>
> R8/DMR @ISO 400
> 560mm f/6.8 Telyt with UET-R extension tube
> shoulder stock & monopod
> 1/250 sec @ f/6.8
>
> All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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