Woody

...the woodpecker!

We are very lucky to have these guys visiting fairly frequently but they are quite nervous so I am finding it difficult to get a brilliant shot. But I'm going to keep trying...

[haskar]

A very nice visit. Sometimes there are times when even shy animals like to pose.

[Jacqueline]

Wonderful shot, in winter time when food is scarce they sometimes visit my garden

[Nina Ganci]

outstanding Peter. Birds are rather difficult to capture - they move too quickly, and you caught it here perfectly
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[Louise]

A special visitor :)

[Sue Rose]

Beautifully composed and I love the flash of red. So hard to get a good shot of these birds.

[Rob Z]

How wonderful to have these visit your yard. They are a fabulous looking bird and I'd love to see one in action!

[Shanne]

fantastic focus

[amyK]

Looks to be a good sized woodpecker and one I don’t get to see. Nice shot.

[Monique]

They never, ever visit my garden, so I’m jealous ...

[Lynda McG]

Nice capture- fav

[Babs]

They be rather shy but you have done so well to capture such a lovely image

[Fr1da]

a very distinctive bird !

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Inga Johansson]

Keep trying, next time the focus will be perfect on this beautiful bird.

[Casablanca]

You've got me singing that cartoon tune now from the Woody Woodpecker show.......what a lovely fella to have come calling

[Rosie Kind]

I know exactly what you mean as I have them visiting me but they are very nervous Fav for this lovely shot

[Peter H]

@ingajohansson Inga, thank you. You are correct, of course, but I'm not quite sure where this is going wrong. The camera tells me the shot is in focus; I had thought that at the extreme of the lens zoom (300mm) with an APS sensor that I just cannot expect a better shot than this. So, this time I tried c. 200mm zoom but didn't see any noticeable improvement in clarity. Sigh...

[Fisher Family]

A neatly composed shot - you did well to get a shot of a woodpecker, they are such timid birds. It's often hard to spot them never mind getting a shot!

Ian

[Ann Williams]

Wow. I'm very envious. The one here is easily spooked. You've got a cracking capture here. Fav.