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Great Spotted Woodpecker
Jonno52

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Heavy crop.

Thank you for your kind comments on my pictures, and good birding!

John
Habitat
Built-up inner city
Location
London, UK (taken at home)
Date taken
24 August 2019
Scientific name
Dendrocopos major
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Supporter
Oh my Jonno! It's headed right at ya and you captured it beautifully guy!!
 
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My goodness, what an amazing picture with excellent focus and stop-action. Impressive with it coming towards you. Great work John!
 
heading right at you, John!! superb stop action photo, not so common to see them under this angle, impressive job, many tfs!!!!
 
Cool flight view! Well done to get something croppable in flight at that distance :eek!:
 
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Supporter
Cor!!! What a wonderful head-onner flight capture that is John.

Cracking work here my friend. Very well done lad.
 
Goodness, John, did you have to duck to avoid him? A fabulous action shot!
 

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