Birds Female Downy Woodpecker

[mapleleaf56]

A couple of shots of a female Downy Woodpecker and one of what I think is a young Downy Woodpecker..

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 250

 

[MathuStans]

How the woodpeckers drill hard on trees without damaging their brains or atleast knocking themselves unconscious amazes me

 

[iain clyne]

How the woodpeckers drill hard on trees without damaging their brains or atleast knocking themselves unconscious amazes me

Their brains are attached by ligaments that act as shock absorbers to prevent that from happen.

Nice pictures Kieth, it look quite small.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

What a cutey!

 

[Unframed Dave]

Gorgeous lil birb!