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Female of the species

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Posted by Neil Burton on May 24, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Female of the species
She took some getting, the male tends to pose at the hole but this lady dashes straight in after a ninja arrival. This chicks have gotten loud but as I am on holiday for 10 days I fear I will not see the main event :frown:

1DIV, ISO800, 500f4

Wonder if they have woodpeckers in Cyprus? :rolleyes:
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 24, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Top draw, really cracking :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 24, 2013 at 2:56 PM
Neil a great shot ! what is that in it's beak? looks like a grub of some sort or is it these old eyes of mine?

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 24, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Sums up the weather nicely Neil, looks a bit bedraggled. Happy with the rotation or does it need a 1.4 tweak? :biggrin:

TFS
Steve :wavey:
Posted by Neil Burton on May 24, 2013 at 3:52 PM
Tree is old Steve, might not be there next year...although of all the GSW nests I watched last year this is the only one active. So I hope it stands!

Beak is full of grubby stuff, some of the other shots are pretty disgusting, more when I have chance. ;) As for weather it is about 4° out there.

:wavey: :cool:
Posted by David Sewell on May 24, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Personally I am just amazed that anything is able to bring chicks off at the moment. Cracking shot Neil.

David
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 25, 2013 at 2:15 PM

Can't fault it, Neil :toast:

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 26, 2013 at 8:58 AM
Cracking GSW shot Neil. The wet feathers make the red look like blood! :eek:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Superb Neil, nothing more to say :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by PhilH on May 28, 2013 at 6:56 AM
Nice one... the wet plumage makes the image, shows that they have to care for their young no matter what the elements throw at them....

:toast: :wavey: :toast: