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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Downy Woodpecker

I was walking in my neighborhood in May with a new 300mm lens. This woodpecker was in a tree right by the sidewalk so I shot a few photos. It was kind of an awkward position for the bird but turned out to be one of my favorites of this woodpecker.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: franklin, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Deborah Lanius