Check Out Those Claws! by sunnygreenwood

Check Out Those Claws!

There's an abundance of Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers around here this year. This male Hairy looks like he's barely holding on. He's bigger and has a slightly longer beak than his Downy cousins.

Catching a decent bird shot in a natural setting makes me want to get a real camera. Oh, oh! Many thanks for dropping by.
excellentshot- he is so cute!
January 24th, 2012  
This is amazing! It does look like he's just barely holding on!
January 24th, 2012  
Fantastic detail.
January 24th, 2012  
Wow! You must have been quite close to him - excellent capture!
January 24th, 2012  
Your woodpecker photos always remind me I need to buy or make some suet cake to put in my empty suet feeder!! ;-)) This is such a cute photo and so detailed as usual. Are you having any calendars made with all these gorgeous bird shots?
January 24th, 2012  
Beautiful DOF! Such a great shot!
January 24th, 2012  
Great capture. Doing such a great job with the small camera is really amazing .
January 24th, 2012  
Great angle and capture!
January 24th, 2012  
Fantastic capture. Love woodpeckers unless they are knocking on the house. The P90 really does a great job.
January 24th, 2012  
ecellent shot Anne! It does look likeitis barely hanging on.
January 24th, 2012  
I wouldn't want those claws on me! Nice shot!
January 24th, 2012  
wow - what an awesome capture!
January 24th, 2012  
Your bird photos are just amazing.
January 24th, 2012  
Wonderful capture - there's nothing wrong with your camera or your ability to get the pics you want. Fav
January 24th, 2012  
Great catch. I had one in my sights today and he flew away.
January 24th, 2012  
He's gorgeous . . beautiful from head to toe! You're already rocking this camera, Anne. I can't imagine what you'd do with a dslr . . you're extremely talented as a photographer. :)
January 24th, 2012  
great shot!
January 24th, 2012  
Excellent depth of field!!
January 24th, 2012  
woow a wood Pecker never see thes on my tree Ann .Maybe Toronto has none
January 24th, 2012  
Shows him off beautifully. The texture of the tree has come out well too. Your camera is taking wow shots. Thank you for commenting on my photos, much appreciated.
January 24th, 2012  
Wonderful capture - fab detail :)
January 24th, 2012  
Wow, look at those claws. Excellent capture.
January 24th, 2012  
AMAZING!!! You captured such great details! FAV!
January 25th, 2012  
Love the detail in this shot. You can almost see the rings in the tree and your bird seems quite unusual to me.
January 25th, 2012  
Well done.
January 25th, 2012  
Brilliant detail Anne!
January 25th, 2012  
They are wonderfully created, all naturally equipped to get the job done.
January 25th, 2012  
wow..maybe a pedi is in order...good one.
January 25th, 2012  
@robinwarner just choked on my water ... thanks for the chuckle!
January 25th, 2012  
beautiful bird!
January 25th, 2012  
Oh wow - those are sharp looking talons!!
January 25th, 2012  
Woah! Those are some killer claws!!!! Nice shot Anne :)
January 25th, 2012  
Great detail in this shot
January 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous capture! I asked for a bird feeder for Christmas and got one. I bought a suet feeder too, but my husband is not catching the hint to hang them, even though he did notice the bird seed on our front porch railing.

Anne, I'm pretty sure you have a "real" camera based on your photos like this one, but I completely understand the urge to upgrade. And I think you should, just because it will make you so happy. When my brother gave me his "old" camera when he upgraded to something unimaginatively better, it was a big turning point for me. But then the next thing you will want are cool lenses.
January 25th, 2012  
Wow thorny little one! Gorgeous shot
January 25th, 2012  
Lovely shot what a beauty
January 25th, 2012  
Wow! This is so sharp. Great shot.
January 25th, 2012  
Very fuzzy little guy with pointy toes! Great capture of him :)
January 25th, 2012  
You HAVE a real camera, otherwise, you wouldn't have really awesome shots like this. :-)
January 25th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot, Anne!!! I love these little guys! The Red-bellied woodpeckers have really scary claws! I saw my first Pileated Woodpecker today. I saw it from my kitchen window. I couldn't find it when I went outside, but now I know I have one. Maybe I'll get lucky' :0)
January 26th, 2012  
What a great catch~!
January 27th, 2012  
Great detail! If you can get shots like that, you have a real camera!
January 27th, 2012  
you're doing great with this camera, anne. the details in your birdshots are so vivid. they are fantastic.
January 27th, 2012  
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