Woodpecker

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

A woodpecker taken at a feeder set up a month or two ago. NR on the background. I didn't expect a WP to land on this perch but I thought it was cool.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 200-500mm at 500mm
Specs: 1/640 f/6.3 ISO 2,500

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

[Arthur Morris]

Tachs look fine but the perch is a brutal image wrecker for me.

with love, arite

[Paul Burdett]

Bird is fine. Would cropping the perch to just below the tail work? Also some cloning out of the section of perch on the left side?

[John Mack]

Pretty neat. Never have seen a woodpecker perch like this before. The background is killer.

[Paul Burdett]

Hope you don't mind, but I had a go at some cloning and cropping. Thoughts?

[Dorian Anderson]

Yea, the perch is tough since it overpowers the bird. Bummer because the BG and pose are really nice!

[Alex Becker]

Cheers all, much appreciated. No worries, I saw the 'gangly' perch and figured I would give it a go. It's a set up so I can get more cracks at these birds. Thanks Paul for the repost, it definitely cleans it up a bit. Best,