Comment from Monica Morrell
Thank you for the great back story of this wonderful photo. He is beautiful and so well detailed in your photo. Just amazing clarity and color. That is a huge wood pecker. I wouldn't want to mess with him. You have captured a wonderful photo here. Thank you for sharing!

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from supergold
a great close up capture of this beautiful bird Grace;
unfortunately we don't have any in our area; nice red cap with sharp focus and outstanding details;

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2018

Thank you very much!

Comment from alaskapat
Initial impact : WOW! This is fantastic ! Very interesting to view as I have never seen this type of woodpecker before, well focused , the image is clear, shows good detail throughout, nice eye contact, colors are natural, I love the red cap ! Well exposed, nice placement in frame. This was a pleasure to view, thank you!

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2018

Thank you :)

Comment from USWA6346
This is a great shot! You capture all the details in the feathers, and especially the eye. The blurred background really makes it pop.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2018

Thank you for your nice comments and rating! :)

Comment from momentsofjoy7351
You are such a lucky lady capturing this fellow! I find woodpecker to be difficult to capture. The focus on this guy offers up ultra fabulous detail - counting feathers... :-)) Great natural color as well. I would have given his head a bit more light but... fabulous as is. What a cutie. Thanks for sharing!!! I am sooooo jealous!

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

Lol! Thank you very much.

Comment from Pamela Ruggiero
A nice portrait of this woodpecker. He is slightly blurred but can still see the details. Nice composition and framing. Thank you for sharing and best of luck with this image

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

Thank you for taking the time to view this and for your nice comments!

Comment from Beautyobserver
This is a striking looking bird. I love his top red head and the red on his lower face. Nice orange eyes. I enjoyed reading your description of that bird and I learned something new, so thank you. I really enjoyed this photo. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

Thank you!

reply by Beautyobserver on 01-Feb-2018

You're welcome.

Comment from iPhone7
Wow. What a great shot of this Pileated. I have never seen on up this close. I have seen them in the woods taking out large chunks of bark as they look for insects. Great color and details. Good placement in the frame Grace. You done good on this one girl ~ Steve

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 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

They do have some power in those beaks! Thank you for the kudos :)

Comment from eileen0204
Oh Grace, this is stupendous!!

I'm excited because these are now being sited at the wetlands Sange and I go to.

This one is perfect, with excellent clarity and amazing details and colors. Wonderful!!

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

Thank you for the grand rating and your flattering comments Eileen, I really appreciate that :)

Comment from nikman
Quite a nice bird shot posted here. Your angled and overhead classical composition provides us with an enjoyable look at your wood pecker. Sharpness and exposure are fine. Nicely done!

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 Comment Written 31-Jan-2018

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2018

Thank you!