Birdwatching, Vollmer Style

This winter, a hairy woodpecker started visiting my suet feeder that hangs right outside my kitchen window. I've had lots of birds come by over the years, but this was a first. It visited a couple weeks ago, but too much sudden movement from in the kitchen scared it away. Yesterday was the first time it had returned in a while...

So this time I moved S-L-O-W-L-Y and got my camera, stood at the back of my kitchen, and kicked my 12x zoom into gear. This is what I got, which is pretty good in my humble opinion.

From 2008 01 15 Ha...

Visit here for a couple more pics of the bird.