Black Shouldered Woodpecker

Found this guy early in the morning near Dhauli Stupa in Bhubaneswar... Correction - Lesser Golden Backed Woodpecker

Nikon D80
Nikon 18-135mm
Exp 1/60
f/8
ISO - 200

Strikingly beautiful colours.

I would have preferred it on a tree. No idea what it was doing on a pillar.

I have a couple of tree shots but they were entwined with branches and with the 135mm, it really wasnt a pic I thought worth posting :) . lets see how much closer my 'stalking skills' take me ... :D