♀ Red-bellied Woodpecker by skipt07

♀ Red-bellied Woodpecker

I watched this young lady for awhile as she would fly to the ground, grab a sunflower seed and then return to the trunk of this bush. She would place the seed in the crack in the bark then she would peck it and open the shell. I did a number of shots before I finally caught her in flight. I was hoping to catch her with her wings spread. Oh well, maybe the next time.
Fantastic shot
February 9th, 2014  
Wonderful capture of a bird in flight. So cool to see the little seed in her beak.
February 9th, 2014  
Great capture!
February 9th, 2014  
wow....great shot
February 9th, 2014  
Wonderful capture
February 9th, 2014  
Fabulous focus! Excellent timing.
February 9th, 2014  
amazing capture and timing
February 9th, 2014  
This must be the best woodpecker shot I've seen! Very well done!
February 9th, 2014  
@maggiemae - My goodness Maggie, thank you so much for the wonderful comment!
February 9th, 2014  
Lovely picture. Caught in mid -light but beautifully clear and such nice colours.
February 9th, 2014  
Wonderful capture! At least you got the seed in her beak! This is just awesome!
February 9th, 2014  
Jump!
February 9th, 2014  
"Oh well"?? Fabulous shot! They are hard to get!
February 9th, 2014  
@lynnb - :)
February 9th, 2014  
Skip, this is amazing! Love the detail in the woodpecker, the simplicity of the composition and the seed with your explanation! Fav.
February 9th, 2014  
wow!!! This is an amazing capture! she almost looks like shes siting on an invisible branch!
February 9th, 2014  
Great shot wonderful clarity
February 9th, 2014  
nice capture!
February 9th, 2014  
Nice capture!
February 9th, 2014  
such a great action shot!!
February 9th, 2014  
@monkeykid - It does look that way. The ground is only a foot below the crack in the bark, so she probably only flapped her wings one or two times at the most to reach her destination, which is one thing I found entertaining about her doing this over and over.
February 10th, 2014  
This is amazing. fAV
February 10th, 2014  
Awesome capture!
February 10th, 2014  
fav! love it! well done!
February 10th, 2014  
great timing
February 10th, 2014  
How cool, Skip. Super action and detail!
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful shot, Skip. I love how you sharply froze the bird and captured all of the small details.
February 11th, 2014  
Fabulous capture Skip, beautiful focus and perfect timing, fav.
February 11th, 2014  
Great shot--you caught him in mid-flight!! Amazing photo!
February 11th, 2014  
Beautiful capture!
February 13th, 2014  
great capture
February 16th, 2014  
A superb capture...
February 16th, 2014  
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