This fellow regularly visits the side of my cedar sided home — just below my second floor office window. He taps rhythmically and I get up and put a long lens (in this case the 350 Telyt) on the R8/DMR and tip toe out to catch him. No matter how I stalk him; wait for him; hide; what ever; he always disappears into the trees. This has gone on for about 3 years now. Never got a clean shot of him. Today I got one shot off before he evaded me again. Returned to the office and haven’t heard him tap since. Somehow I know he’ll be back to play again. Thanks to Doug Herr, at Wildlightphoto.com , one of the finest wildlife photographers working today, for identifying him as a male Downy Woodpecker.
(click photograph for larger view) AND (be sure to enjoy Gale Storm singing I hear you knocking below the photo)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3uTTsjPFcc
Lovely little fellow…I sure hope you don’t have such bugs and what not that he’s damaging the siding….
Lovely, ovely, lovely!
Cheers
Lluis