Gila Woodpecker

[Gina Hallgren]

Hello:

This male Gila Woodpecker on our Palo Verde tree gave me a tune while I was having a coffee between loads of washing on the back porch yesterday.

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas

Gina

CC's always welcome and appreciated

Olympus E-520 IS, Zuiko 70-300 ED
Shutter priority
1/250s, F/8
ISO 200
0.00eV
Auto WB
340 focal length

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Gina,
I like the capture, I do see cloning marks all the way around your Woody. I would like to see the background a tad lighter and take off just a slice from the left side of the frame...the tree is a little over powering...other than this, its good...:cool:

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Gus:
See you corrected yourself and realized it wasn't me that posted this Woodpecker. :D Good pickup!

The marks you say are clone marks are actually where she didn't blur the background close to the birds, gets a wee bit nervous with PS and actually wants to take photos with the camera, not PS. She's more a Birder . . . .

Happy Christmas to you and yours

Uncle Gus

[Alfred Forns]

Good one Gina !!!

Agree with comments and remember the head angle !!!! Beautiful bird and hope you get more chances !!! Merry Christmas !!!

[denise ippolito]

Gina, Nice sharp shot! agree w/ Gus' comments- never saw a close-up of this type of woodpecker-thanks for sharing!

[Glenn Romain]

Very nice Gina ,good detail :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice colours and BG Gina, just a bit more of a head turn. Like the way you have the flicker framed.