A very pretty lady..... Red-bellied Woodpecker

It has been quite a while since I have posted on this forum. I don't think I can honestly blame it on anything other than just being lazy. I should probably get my act together and become active here again.

The Red-bellied Woodpecker is really quite a beautiful bird and I thoroughly enjoyed my first opportunity to photograph this lady.

All images captured with 1D Mark IV and 70-300L IS.

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Excellent! A very pretty girl. And I love your sig.

Jeepers,no takers on these?
They look great on my screen Harv and that second one would take my pick for favorite.
No halos,no noise,what's not too like?

I agree one of my favorite birds to photograph. great captures

Beautiful. Love all of them

Great shots Harvey , I see you havent lost your "Bird Skills". I also love getting images of this bird it really photographs well.

Good to see you posting again Harv and especially with a set like this with your usual excellent quality. #2 is my pick. Great shooting.

excellent shots, all of them. the light is very nice in the first few especially.

dlpasco wrote in post #14068960
Excellent! A very pretty girl. And I love your sig.

Thanks a lot.

PIX-R-IT wrote in post #14068971
Jeepers,no takers on these?
They look great on my screen Harv and that second one would take my pick for favorite.
No halos,no noise,what's not too like?

Thanks a lot.

gabby16 wrote in post #14069030
I agree one of my favorite birds to photograph. great captures

Thanks very much.

mndoci wrote in post #14069047
Beautiful. Love all of them

Thanks a lot.

andrewhuxman wrote in post #14069149
Great shots Harvey , I see you havent lost your "Bird Skills". I also love getting images of this bird it really photographs well.

Thanks a lot, Andrew. Yes, she's very photogenic.

Candor wrote in post #14069277
Good to see you posting again Harv and especially with a set like this with your usual excellent quality. #2 is my pick. Great shooting.

Thanks a lot, Mike. Good to hear from youl

N.V.M. wrote in post #14069351
excellent shots, all of them. the light is very nice in the first few especially.

Thanks a lot. Yes, the light was good that day..... for a change.

Very nice Harv. Red-bellies are exceptionally photogenic birds and you have done well by them. I've missed seeing your posts here. Thought maybe you were off at Mosport shooting races but then it is (was?) winter.

Good to see you back Harvey. Beautiful subject and images! Hope to see more soon.

Another super set harv...too bad you sold that lens it does an amazing job!

very nice series, Harv

Beautiful shots Harv! # 2 is my fav. But they all are super.

Beautiful Colours!