Female Downy WoodPecker and Female Northern Cardinal fight over some sunflower seeds in the snow. It was around -4 degrees Fahrenheit and the feeders were empty so I threw some sunflower seed in the snow to gets phots of birds on this perch with a white background. Since it was so cold and there wasn’t a lot of food around there was some fierce completion for the seeds. This Downy and Cardinal opened their feathers and wings to try and scare the other off.
Downy Woodpecker
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Location Peninsula State Park Door Co. WI
Gender Female
Age Adult
Activity Fighting
- Created Timestamp02/09/2019 09:47:49
- CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
- Aperture5.6
- CreditChristian Goers
- Focal Length500
- Iso800
- Shutter Speed1/3200
- Orientation1
Welcome to GreatBirdPics and thanks for sharing this shot with us. It was a difficult shot to get with the very white snow background – great job of getting the details of the birds!
Amazing!
Tremendous picture! Two of my favorite birds!
Love seeing action shots, wings out. Thanks for sharing.