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Blue Jay and Male Red-bellied Woodpecker Fighting Over the Feeder-076

Blue Jay and Male Red-bellied Woodpecker Fighting Over the Feeder-076

I was out in my backyard this morning to photograph any birds coming to my new feeder. Suddenly, for the first time, a Male Red-bellied Woodpecker landed on th...
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I was out in my backyard this morning to photograph any birds coming to my new feeder. Suddenly, for the first time, a Male Red-bellied Woodpecker landed on the feeder. Almost immediately, a Blue Jay came to the feeder and challenged the woodpecker. They started going at it over and over. It was really exciting. The Red-bellied Woodpecker stood his ground and stayed on the feeder until he got a peanut.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 2600/10

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Dec, 2018

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A bit of backyard drama! Who needs TV? I notice the Blue Jay has a seed in his mouth, I hope he managed to swallow it before the fight started.

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So cool! Awesome!

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