Dendrocopus minor

Not an easy bird to photograph - they are always on the "other side" of the branch or tree trunk!



1D Mk3 500mm f/4 + 1.4TCII
1/1.000s f/6.3 at 700mm ISO 400


Colin

Fantastic capture.
Lighting and sharpness are excellent.

JConceição

Very nice, Colin

Merry Christmas

1 Abraço,
Pedro

Thanks guys,

I looked at other shots taken at the same time and most were spoiled by the fact that in most of them the bird had its "third eyelid" closed - I have only ever noticed this before in shots of Common Sandpiper (Maçarico-das-rochas) - do all birds have this "third eyelid"?

Another of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, with eyes fully open!:





Feliz Natal e Bom Ano Novo para todos,


Colin

Hi Colin,

Great pictures! It is one of my favourite birds!

I have notices the third ewelid in some pictures I took of Dipper.

Best wishes,
Gonçalo

Beautiful and dificult...

Thanks again Gonçalo, and Carlos. This is also one of my favourite birds. I have only ever seen one individual in the U.K. - it landed on a picnic table at a nature reserve and I could not believe how small it was. I now hear them frequently in spring in Algarve (how can such a small bird make so much noise?) but they are very elusive, especially the rather plainly-marked females.

Same bird with "lunch":



Colin

Succulent food

Very nice

Pedro