That makes sense. He was on a black pine, and he was obviously eating something. Thanks for the info. Paul
> They are common on this side of the state, so I assume they'd be found in > the Detroit area. They are not as urban a bird as some though - I see only a > handful at my feeders by the house, but I see tons of them at the feeders at > the Kalamazoo Nature Center (located out and away from the city, as you'd > expect.) > > Their characteristic behavior is to run upside down along tree bark. In the > wild they eat insects and some seeds - pine cone seeds for example. At > feeders they'll eat suet and some seeds (like sunflowers). > > There are two species - red-breasted and white breasted. I have never > really looked closely enough to say which is more common around here. > > - MCC > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 10:06 PM > Subject: Re: Woodpecker? > > > > Thanks Mark. Is the nuthatch common in Southeast Michigan? Do they eat > > insects on the tree bark? I don't remember seeing one before, and this guy > > didn't seem interested in my feeder and seeds. > > Paul > > > > > >> As others have noted - nuthatch. (As Carson would of said "And if you've > >> ever had your nuts hatched, you know how painful that can be....") > >> > >> Nice shot but the Bokeh reminds me of what I get from the A* 400 f2.8 in > >> similar situations - sort of a double vision effect as opposed to a > >> blurring. Nice shot still as these birds are not exactly large. > >> > >> - MCC > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> Mark Cassino Photography > >> Kalamazoo, MI > >> www.markcassino.com > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:59 PM > >> Subject: PESO: Woodpecker? > >> > >> > >> > I'm no bird expert, but this guy eats something he finds on tree > >> > branches. > >> > Is he some kind of woodpecker? He's not like most of the other > >> > woodpeckers > >> > I've seen around here. Shot with the *istD, A400/5.6, and the Sigma > >> > DG500 > >> > Super set on high speed synch, f5.6 @ 1/1000th. > >> > Paul > >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3231642&size=lg > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > >
