Red-necked Woodpecker

[Ivan Sjogren]

Next species from my trip to the Brazilian parts of Amazonia. This is a Red-necked Woodpecker, a big amazonian Woodpecker related to the Pileated Woodpecker in North America. We worked to get a decent shot of this species for two full mornings. My best chances came from a canopy tower when a pair came to attack a hawk that landed just in front of us.

All comments welcome!

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Canon 500mm f/4 L USM IS II | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 1/800s

[William Dickson]

Love the colours...Beautiful frame. Personally I would take some from the top, which I think gives a better POV Well done

Will

[John Mack]

Spot on with the pose,perch and the background. Enjoyed viewing this. Woodpeckers are one of my favorite birds.

[Dorian Anderson]

This is fantastic. Incredible bird and that yellow eye just pops! Bird is tack sharp and I particularly like the detail on the front foot. I do agree the top of the frame feels empty and would lose some of it is the proportioning of the rest of the frame permits it.

[annmpacheco]

Great effort paid you well, IQ, HA, and lovely colors, killer bird, congrats

[Isaac Grant]

Very nice. Very nice. Love the way those feet are gripping the trunk. Smokin nice bird. I think you need to lift the exposure about 1/4 stop. I would take a little off of the top, to the spot where the trunk bends in a bit. Easy fixes for a very nice frame.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Striking image. The Reds on the Green really look nice.

I like the sharp eye as well.

TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

what a pretty bird Ivan ,love the pose, light and those colors man! sweet light and BG

TFS