Downy Woodpecker

I was treated to a pleasant surprise this morning when I was walking around outside and found this little guy hopping around be sociable. He let me get within 8-10 feet of him, and as a result most of my shots were not heavy crops. I had gotten some pictures of him before that I posted for ID here. The rest of the photoset can be found hereon Flickr.

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excellents shots! did you create some tighter shots? love to see these woody's fill the frame

#7 was uncropped. Everything else was about a 40-50% crop and usually when I go any further it starts to show. How is this:

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Good ones Ben!
Downys can be quite a lot of fun and very approachable.....or NOT! They're always fun to have around though.

imsellingmyfoot wrote in post #13616064
#7 was uncropped. Everything else was about a 40-50% crop and usually when I go any further it starts to show. How is this:

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for me, this is a much better shot

CamFan01 wrote in post #13616081
Good ones Ben!
Downys can be quite a lot of fun and very approachable.....or NOT! They're always fun to have around though.

I was very surprised at how little this one seemed to care how close I approached. Thanks!

Me too, the bigger crop is much better, great shooting!

Up close and personal! I love this shot!

Everytime I post something I learn something new or am exposed to some excellent opinions. I cropped a bunch in closer and they look good on my new monitor. I'm not used to heavy crops like this looking good on my laptop screen. Here are a few of the new crops.

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i like the cropped ones best also Ben .. i hope you got a decent price for your foot