My Take on the "Black-backed Woodpecker"

First time with a real comfirmation that I had actually seen a Black-backed Woodpecker.

30D; 500mm; f4.0; 1/200; ISO 500; Manual Exposure; Handheld.

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Congrats!!! I think the first one is outstanding and the second one is not too shabby either. You captured this beauty perfectly, Ted

dude if I knew you were going to post these I wouldn't have posted my humble offerings ,,, wonderful shots Ted especially the one that I went after ,,, I know how far he was and what that 500 can do for you now ,,, sweeeeeeet ,

What a neat catch and excellent capture Ted

Great shots Ted. About how big is this guy?

Two very nice captures and I love the second one for the perch and how the yellw head shows up...could use some clone and patching to remove those twigs from behind his head.

dazzlebea wrote in post #3120186
Congrats!!! I think the first one is outstanding and the second one is not too shabby either. You captured this beauty perfectly, Ted

Thanks Bea; The second image was taken from about 40 feet away, so it's a big crop...Held up pretty well though.

liv2trip wrote in post #3120230
dude if I knew you were going to post these I wouldn't have posted my humble offerings ,,, wonderful shots Ted especially the one that I went after ,,, I know how far he was and what that 500 can do for you now ,,, sweeeeeeet ,

Thanks Wayne; SweeeeeT !

hTr wrote in post #3120248
What a neat catch and excellent capture Ted

Thanks Gary;

canonloader wrote in post #3120301
Great shots Ted. About how big is this guy?

Thanks Mitch; He's the same relative size as the Hairy.

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #3121145
Two very nice captures and I love the second one for the perch and how the yellw head shows up...could use some clone and patching to remove those twigs from behind his head.

Thanks Gary; Second one was from quite a distance and is a big crop.
As for the cloning & patching....Too much for me.

Nice ones Teddy!

First one is great...Fill Flash would of brought out details on those blacks....

Congrats on your new species!

Great shots !

Great shots Ted!!!! You're very lucky to get pictures like that!!!

I think the blacks look perfect in that first shot, great details in the wings and colors just as I remember them...no fill needed

I too saw how far the bird was for the second shot - I can't believe how the 500mm lens pulled it in so nice.

Great shots! Handheld too!?!? Nice looking bird doing what they do best.

Very nice captures ! The blacks show up really nice .

Excellent job on these Ted, beautifully captured.

Congratulations Ted. Two keepers here.