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Green Woodpecker

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Posted by Stuart McCrae on January 11, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Got home from work today and there was still some light(dull grey)so I watched the garden for a while and this chap turned up.This is the first time I've managed a clean shot of him,would have prefered a perch but I have only seen him once on a perch and did'nt have the camera to hand :mad:


Stu.

40D EF500+1.4x handheld

f8 ISO800 1/60 -1/3
Posted by Andy Bate on January 11, 2008 at 2:17 PM
nice capture, like it!
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 11, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Best capture of a yaffle I've seen in a while Stuart :toast: :toast:

I take it the ground is doing the sloping :biggrin:
Posted by Stuart McCrae on January 11, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Cheers,

Yes Andy the ground was at fault...never me :wink:


Stu.
Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Nice shot and good work for hand held
Posted by eric weight on January 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Nice one Stuart, Excellent shot. I wish I had one like it. It might not be on a perch, but it is in its natural habitat and exhibiting normal behaviour. Looks like it has been sorting out your ant problem for you!
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Frederic Desmette on January 11, 2008 at 3:23 PM
lovely shot....
Frederic
Posted by Paul Thomas on January 11, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Great shot of a very camera shy species.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Sam Mannaerts on January 11, 2008 at 6:17 PM
Thats where they sit most of the time, so its a clean shot in his natural habitat.
Well done!! :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on January 11, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Hi Stu,

Cracking shot! I have always found these birds VERY jumpy and have had better luck nailing Jelly to the ceiling :biggrin: Lovely colours esp. the eye and razor sharp.

Nice work

Regards

Rob
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 12, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Hello Stuart.
I've tried to get one of these and have add no luck. My freinds been trying hard all year and hes going to be jealous when he see's this.
An excellent image and a nice pose, I be very happy with this. :wavey:
Posted by Stuart McCrae on January 12, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Cheers all.

it has taken months of nearlys,but I can relax a bit know :smile:


Stu.
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 12, 2008 at 5:06 PM
Yeah we'd all like these to perch somewhere nice :wink: but they very infrequently do in my limited experience. Only seen these about 4 times ever and never got near a shot, and they've always been on the ground! I'd be happy with this :toast: