Downy Woodpecker couple

52 Week Challenge - week 6 wildlife
The couple was photographed through slats in the railing on my friend's deck. sorry for the branch that is in front of them. This was a first for me.

[Shutterbug]

Nice capture of the couple.

[amyK]

Great pair of shots!

[Kathy A]

Very sweet

[kali]

how about a macro of clothing?

[Issi Bannerman]

Super! Well done.

[Dawn]

Well done

[JackieR]

What a privilege to have seen this.

[Casablanca]

Nice to watch, I am sure

[Wylie]

that branch would make your first shot into a great half/half!

[Susan Wakely]

Oh how lovely to see.

[Babs]

Oh how sweet, must be lovely to watch.

[katy]

Love, love, love it! Well done, overcoming all the obstacles to get such an excellent shot.FAV

[Margaret Brown]

Nicely caught, nice to see nature like this!

[Renee Salamon]

How amazing to watch them - lovely capture

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Granagringa]

I think the branch actually adds to the story.

[FBailey]

I think the branch adds to it too - two half and halves as well

[Corinne C]

This is a cute collage

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great captures- that branch could be cloned out but it would take some time and patience. Well done!

[Kathy]

@shutterbug49 Thank you Debbie.
@amyk Thanks Amy.
@kjarn Thank you Kathy.
@kali66 Sounds like a good one Kali.
@jamibann Thank you Issi.
@Dawn Thank you Dawn.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond I so enjoyed it.
@casablanca It was fascinating.
@pusspup You're right. Too bad I'm not doing the half and half hteme.
@wakelys Thanks Sue.
@onewing Pretty interesting. I was glad I could see it.
@grammyn Thank you for your wonderful comments Katy. Glad you liked it.
@craftymeg Nature can be so interesting but I'm not usually quiet or still enough to see it.
@rensala First for me and I was pretty fascinated. Thanks Renee.
@bkbinthecity Thank you very much Brian.
@granagringa Thanks for saying so Madeleine.
@fbailey Thank you Felicity.
@corinnec Thanks Corinne.
@olivetreeann I tried to clone it, but couldn't do a decent job of it. Thanks Ann.

[haskar]

Nicely observed. Well done.

[Kathy]

@haskar Thanks Hannah. Went back tonight, but only saw the Mrs.

[John Falconer]

Well spotted.

[Kathy]

@johnfalconer Thanks John. We had such a good time sitting on my friend's deck that evening. I have an app on my phone to identify bird calls/songs and I played it for every bird we had seen and some we hadn't. Unfortunately, I remember hearing that bird calls/songs are often used for warning others of danger, so I think I scared off the birds for a little while as there were none coming to the nearby trees or the feeders my friend had out. But they came back and this pair was one we watched.

[Karen]

Very nice captures of these birds!

[Kathy]

@cocokinetic Thank you Karen. This was thrilling to me to see.