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    I have a pair of pileated woodpeckers that I have been watching, hoping that they will excavate a nesting cavity in a location that I can photograph. I am afraid this tree is too small for them to use, but they have been hammering away on it for a while.

    Z6. PF500 with TC 1.4III, shot off monopod. f/8, 1/1600s, ISO 3200

    Post: LRCC, PS2020, noise reduction with Topaz AI, cropped from horizontal.

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    Envious of this fine frame as I've never had a decent opportunity to photograph this wonderful bird. Exposure and details looks great, comp is perfect, and the fresh excavation is unique
    among Pileated frames I've seen. It tells a better story that an older hole as far as I'm concerned. Head angle is perfect. Red looks saturated, but I'm viewing on my MacBook Air versus
    my desktop.

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    Uh, this is really good bird. The pose, expression, the nest hole, just beautiful setting.

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    Hi Randy ... a very nice frame .
    Clean with a good pose of the subject , super smooth BG makes him jumping of the frame .
    Impressed to see his work in the tree , nice overall tones with tons of detail

    Not knowing the species , I would ask if they are so " blue" in real life ???

    TFS Andreas

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    As with Dorian, I am envious. This one is stunning. The boxy crop here is perfect. The intriguing background works perfectly. If it were mine, I would crop some off the left to lose the branch-like thing in the lower part of the frame. The BLACKs look more GREEN to my eye than BLUE. And yes, the fresh hole is very special. I can just see the chicks peeking out!

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    Cool shot. I like the red color. I for once not too fan of the bring colors (Tonality) in the hole.
    My eye goes there, but I would want it to go the birds (I might be wrong)

    TFS

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