Golden-naped Woodpecker

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in Costa Rica. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 640
f5.6
1/250s
Tripod

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent pose and details.

[Steve Canuel]

Great angle from the bird and a real nice BG. Like how you've shown how they use their tail feathers for leverage.

[laurie golden]

Really nice exposure and very sharp bird.

[Richard Unsworth]

Like this one a lot Jim, got it just right to show the gold; very nice indeed!

[gail bisson]

Very nice Jim. I like the clean BG and IQ. Nice detail in the feathers and good colors throughout. How many species did you see in CR? You are like an unpaid promotional ambassador for CR by posting images of these beautiful birds and making people like me want to travel to CR!
Gail

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great pose and detail. Never seen one of these

[jack williamson]

That is one fine looking wp. Very good exposure, sharpness, and Bg.

Jack

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful bird with great details, fabulous image .

[Carmelo Cannova]

Very nice image indeed of a colorful WP. Sharp where it needed to be .

Carmelo

[Ofer Levy]

Stunning image!!! I love the soft light, colours, shooting angle and eye contact - excellent job!

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Gail I didn't keep track of the amount of birds. Costa Rica is a must for photographing birds and you will have to get down there.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Nice image but I would have liked to see more of the bird and less of the tree. Is too light and it distracts a bit. I do like the clean BG and sharp details on the bird's face a lot.