banded woodpecker

[kaybsteve]

this is one beautiful and colorful woodpecker. his mate is on the other side of the trunk. the female has the belly pattern extending up to the throat, all else the same.

canon eos 600d Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
0.006 sec (1/160) f/5.6 400 mm iso 1600 +5/3 EV

 

[Silent Oracle]

Oh my goodness!! I've never seen this species of woodpecker before. Beautiful image - absolutely beautiful!!!
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[kaybsteve]

thanks Jada, glad you like it

 

[dock]

Nice picture. Singapore seems to have a lot of interesting birds.

 

[markrgli]

Nice capture of such a beautiful bird.

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Mark

Philippine Birds
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[dlkeller]

Well done. What a beauty!
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Dave

 

[KenBuse]

the best!

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Nice, pat yourself in the back!

 

[kaybsteve]

many thanks for looking

steve

 

[Gale Bizet]

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[Kim R]

Very good capture of a cool looking bird.

I was thinking maybe a bit of green added to the HL might be good (12-15pts). I am saying that realizing that the tree may very well actually have some magenta color but also seeing what looks like a magenta cast elsewhere too (not enough green in HL makes it look magenta ).
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KimR

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[kaybsteve]

steve