I like the look of this Hybrid (Canada & Domestic) Goose that's been hanging around.

Canon XT with 200mm F/4 lens.
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Not too often one gets to use a 50mm lens for birding. While walking along the 'ridge' at Mud Lake, this Downy Woodpecker buzzed in front of my face and landed a few feet away. It sat there until it realized I didn't have any food. Yup, a couple of Downy's have joined the local Chickadees and Nuthatches looking for handouts. Here also is a pic I took two springs ago with one eating out of my wife's hand. Now if only the resident Pileated Woodpeckers would join in - that would be a shot!

Canon XT with 50mm lens at F/8, cropped.
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Canon XT with 200 F4 lens.
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