Birds in pairs

Curious Red-Bellied Woodpecker checking in on a sleeping Eastern Screech Owl

Canon EOS R6 • Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary @600mm • 1/2000 • f/6.3 • ISO 1600

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Steve

sogs wrote in post #19340654
Mr & Mrs Common Eider

Great capture, sogs! I'd like to eiders in the wild.

Hammy74 wrote in post #19340749
Curious Red-Bellied Woodpecker checking in on a sleeping Eastern Screech Owl

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Great capture, Steve!

LD, or Mike
Often mistaken, but never in doubt.

Blue-tailed bee-eater

As I watched, the couple do not feed each other.

Canon EOS R5 • Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM @800mm • 1/3200 • f/11 • ISO 3200

To think another way....there's always another way.

Sony α7R III / ILCE-7RM3 • 1/2500 • f/5.6 • ISO 800

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Bill being Smug
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Hammy74 wrote in post #19340749
Curious Red-Bellied Woodpecker checking in on a sleeping Eastern Screech Owl

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Great Shot!

Time waits for no one!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19340773
Great capture, sogs! I'd like to eiders in the wild.

Thank you LD. It's funny how there are certain birds that we would like to see but they are not where we live. I see hundreds of eiders each week. They are a normal sight for me.

Time waits for no one!

sogs wrote in post #19341198
Thank you LD. It's funny how there are certain birds that we would like to see but they are not where we live. I see hundreds of eiders each week. They are a normal sight for me.

I hear what you are saying, sogs. I for example, want to see cardinals. It seems like so many here on the forums are posting gorgeous shots of these red beauties. I on the other hand see wood ducks on a regular basis, whereas other folks here never get to see these beautiful ducks.

LD, or Mike
Often mistaken, but never in doubt.

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19340871

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Excellent capture, Bill! Very appealing shot.

LD, or Mike
Often mistaken, but never in doubt.

Hammy74 wrote in post #19340749
Curious Red-Bellied Woodpecker checking in on a sleeping Eastern Screech Owl

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Wow. What a shot and what an experience to see.

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Inca Doves showing some early spring-time affection...

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #19340773
Great capture, Steve!

sogs wrote in post #19341197
Great Shot!

Peter2516 wrote in post #19341293
Wow. What a shot and what an experience to see.

Thanks for the comments!
I waited patiently for the owl to open it's eyes and was kind of hoping they would open to check out the woodpecker.
I did not end up getting an 'open eye' photo but it was interesting to see this woodpecker and a few other birds interact with the owl while it was sleeping the morning away.
Steve

Steve

Bill in Texas wrote in post #19341447

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Beautiful shot, Bill!

LD, or Mike
Often mistaken, but never in doubt.

Two black swans at the Port of Brisbane

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Larry
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