Bathing Woody

[John Robinson]

Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Not doing much now as the fishing season is upon us.

The pools are cluttered with young birds - mainly blue tits- hundred of them.
Still the odd stranger like this turns up
D7000 800 ISO
sIGMA 100-300 F4
Slight crop
noise reduction
Few droppings cloned out
Bibble for whites.
Thanks for looking and comments on last pic.
Cheers
JohnR

[Shawn Zierman]

Lovely image. Light quality is soft and pleasing as well as perfectly exposed. The elements in the frame keep my eye moving but only in a pleasant way. Sharp details on the subject.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image.Beautiful tack sharp bird with lovely colors. Pool looks so natural,no body will believe it is made you.
Very nice 3D effect in the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This is nice to see a WP taking a shower!
Nice light and great details. Lovely place also. Thanks for sharing.

[Dvir Barkay]

Very nice shot, good natural colors, and good pose + sharpness. Very good.

[John Robinson]

Thanks all - much appreciated.
JohnR

[William Dickson]

Perfect 'natural' looking shot John. Well done

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, well placed in the frame, and you exposed this fellow nicely. Just enough foliage around your pond to make it work nicely without being too busy.