Black woodpecker

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 1DX Canon 100-400 L IS II & 1.4TC III ISO 3200+1.3, 1/1000 sec f8
This woodpecker nest was very close by the accommodation, it was just a matter of waiting and waiting and...
All C&C welcome.

[Alex Becker]

Sweet shot -- really like the bird pose (that red cap is amazing), eye contact, and the colors and textures of the tree. Nice angle too to be able to see the hole. From a technical perspective I think I see some noise on the lower half of the bird in the blacks. I could also see a bit more taken off the top. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

cool Jonathan, it's a very unique woodpecker. I might take a bit off the top

[Marina Scarr]

What a great looking WP and you have a nice pose here. While the BG is busy, the bird shows up well in the frame. I agree on taking some off of the top.