Summer/Autumn Leaves (Dendrocopos minor)

:bounce: Tons of thanks for looking and all those marvelous encouraging comments, immensely appreciated!!! o

It's a special pic for me, not only for the beautiful special bird but for the souvenir it makes of a super birding day!!! :bounce: And even if it was restless I could track it for quite a long time, so I have a nice series of pics... oddly, this is the last in the series, and is my favourite!

Yes, Jamiedude, that's it... well infered!
Bernard, thank you for your appreciation, wow, that makes me very happy!!! o
Helwa Dulce Doux g/f, the red eyed stricked me too, I didn't know they have red eyes!!! :eek!: You can borrow them, of course... but I doubt a red stare of this kind will have any effect on bad-behavied students of nowadays! :-O

Thanks from the bottom of my heart, and cheers everybody!!! B

A fantastic bird and a super shot of it Marian, very well done!

Superb detail and composition Marian, a lovely capture, thanks for sharing!!

Yes Marian you have why to be happy! Congratulations for finding the bird and taking this nice shot. Very fine composition showing the bird in a good pose.

Congratulations again,
Cristian

You're a clever and sensible girl,Marian,of course you made the right choice!! It's a small bird,so why make it larger than life. ; Excellent shot of a bird that isn't easy to catch,mostly hanging about in the treetops which makes it hard to expose. You've got a great image to be proud of. Well done. :t:

good job Marian - what a beauty and so well photographed, check out that eye! I've never seen of of these - TFS!

been many a year since i photographed a beauty like this Marian.WHAT A BEAUTY...mine wasn't this good either

Excellent image Marian, not a common bird, so very nice to see such a good one.

Thank you for all your lovely comments Marian!
Rookery.

Excellent Shot, the Pose is great.