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Great Spotted Woodpecker


Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Copyright: NICHOLAS GLEN (nglen) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2883 W: 30 N: 9683] (36145)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2013-05-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 60D, Canon 70 - 200 mm f2.8 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2013-05-23 7:16
Viewed: 4131
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the first picture i have posted for over a year as i have been ill. I have only recently started taking pictures again.

This is my first picture of the Great Spotted Woodpecker.
This male has only just started visiting our garden and i have only just managed to get a picture of him and as i write this he has just appeared again.

Great Spotted Woodpecker.
( Dendrocopos major )

About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a very distinctive bouncing flight and spends most of its time clinging to tree trunks and branches,
often trying to hide on the side away from the observer. Its presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring 'drumming' display.
The male has a distinctive red patch on the back of the head and young birds have a red crown.
The Woodpecker is often easy to locate, propped on its tail as it hammers at bark or timber.
Although similar to the Middle Spotted it has less red on its head and more beneath its tail.
It feeds in gardens and scrub as well as mature woodland.
They dig insects and grubs from bark with strong bill. It also eats seeds and berries.
It breeds in both deciduous and conifer woods.
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5137 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2013-05-23 7:35]

Hello Nick,
What a surprise. Great to see you back! And I hope for a long time.
Excellent close photo of this woodpecker in fine sharpness and beautiful colours. Attractive pose with eye contact.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Nicholas
Wonderful capture of this woodpecker.Great frontal POV and perfect composition.Wonderful natural colours and excellent sharpness.Thank You.
Have a good day!
Best regards
J.Diogo

Hello Nicholas.
Very well captured picture of this Great Spotted Woodpecker.
nice sharpness and perfect colour.
greetings,
samiran

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  • iti Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 0 N: 650] (7939)
  • [2013-05-23 8:55]

Hi Nicholas,
Welcome back to T.N. Very nice portrait of a beautiful
woodpecker. Nice colours, perfect composition and details.
Regards Jiri.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2013-05-23 9:04]

Hi Nicholas,it's nice to see you again after longtime! And it's nice to know that you are back to take pics,this is very very nice,maybe not the best talking about the details but not easy in this difficult light do well exposed,great colors and perspective.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Ciao Nick, nice see you again on TN, great macro of lovely bird in nice pose on beautiful blurry BG, fine details, superb sharpness, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my old friend, ciao Silvio

Hi Nick,

Sorry that you have been unwell for such a long period, hope your recovery is swift.

A very good image of the Woodpecker, glad you got the shot after a long wait. Focus, colour and pose are very good with a nice bg.

Thanks for sharing and welcome back.

Regards Bill.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
  • [2013-05-23 20:56]

Hi Nicholas.
Glad to see you here and new shots from you. You managed to catch this nice bird at a very attractive pose and surroundings. I have never met woodpecker sitting on the tree branch as this one. Details of the bird are excellent as well as smooth BG. WB is warm a little bit I think. My warm regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715] (40574)
  • [2013-05-24 4:33]

Hello Nicholas,
Very nice to see a picture from you again. I hope that your health will allow you to be a regular guest on TN again.
I see that you still have a great love for birds! rather seldom to see this bird perched like this on a branch. Fine face to face.
Thank's
Anne

Nice image with good frontal POV but I feel the focus around the head could have been sharper.

SM

Ciao Nicholas and welcome back! Good colour results for the Woodpecker taken in difficult light. Bit details problems. Thanks to be here again MF!

Roberto

Hallo Nicholas
Nice to see you back on TN
and with a nice picture
great details and beautiful colours
thanks greeting lou

hope to see more

Bonjour Nicholas,
Agréable valorisation du sujet dans une belle attitude.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

dear Nicholas,
composition is good.
direction of head and position of bird is nice.

best wishes,
Mehran Jahangiri.

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