Spiky woodpecker

[Divyang Dave]

Canon 550 D+ 400 mm f/5.6 L
East Gujarat,Jan-13.
F-5.6
t-1/1250.
Iso-200
Hand held and cropped

[Mrudul Godbole]

The vertical composition with the cross formed by the branches at the top look nice. Good eye contact. The light seems a bit harsh. You can reduce the saturation a bit. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Love its spikes. Looks straight out of comic books. However, one can also say that comics imitate life. :) Agree with Mrudul's comments.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

looks male common flameback to me . they seem to do this as i have seen other pics with the spikes

TFS
Roopak