Yellow Bellied Sapsucker vs Red Maple

[AJ Kunkel]

Sony A700, Tamron 200-500 @500mm, 1/800, f/6.3, ISO 200, 4:30 PM

3rd year in a row that one of these has siphoned my tree. I hope it doesn't do too much damage :0

[Linda Robbins]

I think that this image would have been better as a vertical and wish you could have moved your position for more frontlighting which would have lessened the rather harsh shadows. A S/H adjustment will help this image I think. I love seeing the drilled holes in the tree trunk and the bg is really clean.

[AJ Kunkel]

Does this work any better?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Compositionally I like the repost better, but maybe a little less tree and more space at right. The repost is too bright though.