Spot-breasted Woodpecker

[Kester Clarke]

Captured this spot-breasted woodpecker doing some feather maintenance. Taken just before noon.

Playback used.
6D + 500 f/4 + 1.4x II
ƒ/8, 1/2000s, ISO1000, tripod, ttl flash at -2 2/3

Here's another shot if interested: https://flic.kr/p/odRy6h

[Binu John]

Beautiful pose and colors! Love the way you framed it! TFS

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

What a beaut! Love the colors and clarity, well done!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice preening pose, beautiful colors, great details and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Doug Brown]

Like the vibrant colors here. You handled the mid-day sun nicely.

[Shawn Zierman]

Lovely colored woodpecker. Nice preening pose. You did do a real nice job balancing the light with the fill flash.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful preening pose. Just a bit tight in the frame for my taste.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A striking bird, and you got it in a pleasing preening pose. IMO this image would have lent itself better with a looser horizontal comp - highly subjective of course.

[Kester Clarke]

Thanks Daniel. You think so even with the vertical perch ?
Here's a looser, horizontal crop.

[Gary Hamilton]

Isn't the eye partially covered by the nictitating membrane?

[Kester Clarke]

Isn't the eye partially covered by the nictitating membrane?

Yeah, it is.