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Uploaded by: katy99780 — Tuesday May 1, 2012 — Tok, AK (Current Weather Conditions)

Drumming loud and long, he didn't care that the wind was fierce and snow was blowing around, he was on a mission!

Categories: snow, birds, trees Camera Type: Canon Rebel T3
 
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: Canon EOS REBEL T3
Orientation: top - left
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: QuickTime 7.6.6
Artist:
YCbCr Positioning: centered
Copyright: [None] (Photographer) - (Editor)
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 1/125 sec.
FNumber: f/9.0
Exposure Program: Shutter priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 800
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.2
Components Configuration: Y Cb Cr -
Shutter speed: 7.00 EV (APEX: 11, 1/128 sec.)
Aperture: 6.38 EV (f/9.1)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length: 300.0 mm
User Comment:
SubsecTime: 27
SubSecTimeOriginal: 27
SubSecTimeDigitized: 27
FlashPixVersion: FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space: sRGB
PixelXDimension: 4272
PixelYDimension: 2848
Focal Plane x-Resolution: 4720.44
Focal Plane y-Resolution: 4786.55
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: Inch
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
White Balance: Manual white balance
Scene Capture Type: Standard
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1. Biskitten 9:42 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Super capture!
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2. SunsetSailor 9:44 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Love this one Katy!
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3. katy99780 9:44 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Thank you Elaine, this is my FIRST shot with my new Tamron 70-300!
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4. katy99780 9:45 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Hi Laura, you popped in while I was typing! Thanks for dropping by! :)
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5. beanhead 9:46 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Neat!
Happy new lens day to you!
I just realized you've got snow falling in the background...ouch!
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6. katy99780 9:51 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Yes... weather-wise, it was a nasty day yesterday. Snowing, BLOWING and around 30 degrees. Fickle spring weather...
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7. Madermade 10:26 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Cute!! Looks like he has been hammering around the front door! Great shot with your new lens!
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8. goodsign 10:28 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
This could mean there are insects inside that there house.
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9. canuckjune 11:05 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
You said it was snowing so obviously he is fixing the roof to keep the snow out.......ouch
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10. katy99780 11:14 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Thanks Trudy and goodsign.

Goodsign, I don't think there are bugs in the house, we are just getting away from 50 below winter, and these birds have a habit of hammering hollow-sounding things to mark territory, show their prowess to the other males, and attract females.

Trudy a squirrel did that damage to the opening a few years ago, when he robbed the house of baby swallows. :(
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11. katy99780 11:23 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Funny, Arlene! :)
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12. katy99780 11:23 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Double post....
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13. ak1234 11:40 PM GMT on May 02, 2012    
Superb photo,Katy !
We used to have one of these birds that liked to land on top of our metal wood stove chimney and pound on that. He also liked to pound on a nearby ( empty) 55 gallon drum.
Not too many of this type bird in S.E. Alaska.
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14. sillygal 12:14 AM GMT on May 03, 2012    
Awesome capture
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15. llpj04 5:25 AM GMT on May 03, 2012    
Wow, love the coloring on his feathers
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16. katy99780 5:24 PM GMT on May 03, 2012    
Yes John, they definitely like the things that will give them the BIGGEST bang for their buck! :) They are so entertaining.

Thanks also Elizabeth and Charlotte!
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17. gilg72 5:00 AM GMT on May 04, 2012    
Snowflakes, I thought they were wood chips flying around.
great series.
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18. Doesiedoats 5:38 AM GMT on May 04, 2012    
Very good capture of him here.

I think they are such beautiful birds.

Thanks for sharing yours.
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19. trailhiker44 4:06 PM GMT on May 04, 2012    
Super shot, Katy !
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20. CythiaSue 1:48 AM GMT on May 12, 2012    
Super! love it.
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21. katy99780 1:53 AM GMT on May 12, 2012    
Thanks Gil (yes, snowflakes), Julia, Heidrun and Cynthia!
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About katy99780
katy99780 I've lived in Alaska since 1969. I really love this wild land. The extremes of the far north shape and affect every living thing. Extremes of weather, elevation, daylight hours, isolation, flora and fauna, nothing in Nature is insignificant.I have a Davis Vantage Pro weather station, uploading to Wunderground, (Turks on the Tundra) the National Weather Service, the Citizen Weather Observation Program and MADIS (Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System). "May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart." ~ Indigenous Arctic Proverb Click for weather forecast
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