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25-FEB-2014	Hank v/d Velde

20140225 058 SERIES - Pileated Woodpecker.jpg

Ottawa West

Four consecutive flight shots.

Top image: Clearing the branches after taking off from the trunk of the tree.

Diving down like a speeding bullet.

In glide-mode.

In steep dive-mode again.

Nikon D300S ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/2000s f/8.0 at 250.0mm iso280 full exif

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carlogalliani 30-Apr-2014 13:16
Great set ! Beautiful shots

Range View 07-Mar-2014 02:54
Wow, excellent action captures, great timing to get the different series of shots. V
Barbara

Wayne Millar 06-Mar-2014 13:20
Nice sequence of in-flight images.

Lieve Snellings 04-Mar-2014 15:32
deze serie is echt The MAX Hank !

Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe 01-Mar-2014 20:17
Great series. Wonderful that he is flying towards you instead of away.

godro 28-Feb-2014 21:30
Nice capture and serie, well done!

Guest 28-Feb-2014 16:23
Very beautiful action series, especially the second image.

janescottcumming 28-Feb-2014 13:28
What a cool series of shots. Loved the first one but had to smile when I saw the one where his looked like a bullet!

Penny B 28-Feb-2014 11:17
Great series of shots Hank. With its wings-tucked-in bullet pose it's easy to understand how they descend so fast.

NealyBob 28-Feb-2014 08:56
Excellent Woodpecker series Hank~! Fantastic work~!

Zeeby 28-Feb-2014 08:52
Wow, beautiful! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 28-Feb-2014 07:59
Wow een pracht serie Hank!!

Tom Munson 28-Feb-2014 02:33
What a great series, Hank. Great work.

Yi Feng 28-Feb-2014 02:07
Fantastic capture, Hank.

Larry Umthun 28-Feb-2014 02:06
Very nice set of action images Hank.

Ghislaine et R�al Boulet 28-Feb-2014 01:25
Great serie.

Michel Foucault 27-Feb-2014 22:47
Very nice action shots of this beautiful pileated woodpecker , congrats Hank.

Pierre Martin 27-Feb-2014 22:28
not an easy task that you achive Hank
great job

Simon Chandler 27-Feb-2014 22:26
Amazing action images! Excellent work. v

Stephanie 27-Feb-2014 21:29
What a beauty! :)
We saw one near our home last week. Unfortunately I didn't have my long lens with me that day...

Chris Picard 27-Feb-2014 20:56
Well done Hank. These are difficult shots to get.

Colin Storey 27-Feb-2014 20:17
Wow, fantastic sharp flight image.

Bert Ooms 27-Feb-2014 18:57
Great flight series! First one is my favorite,

Tom LeRoy 27-Feb-2014 18:45
Great action shots, Hank. That Pileated really looks fast! V

Rick & Jos� van der Weijde 27-Feb-2014 18:17
Great timing, especially the first one.
Well done Hank.

larose forest photos 27-Feb-2014 17:37
Excellent set of images showing this magnificent bird!!

joseantonio 27-Feb-2014 17:27
Another excellent action series.

Coleen Perilloux Landry 27-Feb-2014 16:19
Great flight shots and I know the patience and time you took to get these.

jychamberland 27-Feb-2014 16:11
beautiful flight shot serie Hank!

Hennie & Lies Lammers 27-Feb-2014 15:39
Outstanding captures Hank!

Carl H. Johnson 27-Feb-2014 15:19
Great flight series!!!!

Claude Gagnon 27-Feb-2014 14:53
Wow, love this beautiful series :))

Char 27-Feb-2014 14:51
Outstanding captures of this Woodpecker in flight, Hank! What a wonderful series of shots! \/

fotabug 27-Feb-2014 14:43
Wow, marvelous images! Well done! V

Jim Coffman 27-Feb-2014 14:39
A excellent series of this Pileated in action!

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Range View		07-Mar-2014 02:54
Wow, excellent action captures, great timing to get the different series of shots. V Barbara

Wayne Millar		06-Mar-2014 13:20
Nice sequence of in-flight images.

Lieve Snellings		04-Mar-2014 15:32
deze serie is echt The MAX Hank !

Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe		01-Mar-2014 20:17
Great series. Wonderful that he is flying towards you instead of away.

Guest		28-Feb-2014 16:23
Very beautiful action series, especially the second image.

janescottcumming		28-Feb-2014 13:28
What a cool series of shots. Loved the first one but had to smile when I saw the one where his looked like a bullet!

Penny B		28-Feb-2014 11:17
Great series of shots Hank. With its wings-tucked-in bullet pose it's easy to understand how they descend so fast.

NealyBob		28-Feb-2014 08:56
Excellent Woodpecker series Hank~! Fantastic work~!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		28-Feb-2014 07:59
Wow een pracht serie Hank!!

Tom Munson		28-Feb-2014 02:33
What a great series, Hank. Great work.

Larry Umthun		28-Feb-2014 02:06
Very nice set of action images Hank.

Michel Foucault		27-Feb-2014 22:47
Very nice action shots of this beautiful pileated woodpecker , congrats Hank.

Pierre Martin		27-Feb-2014 22:28
not an easy task that you achive Hank great job

Simon Chandler		27-Feb-2014 22:26
Amazing action images! Excellent work. v

Stephanie		27-Feb-2014 21:29
What a beauty! :) We saw one near our home last week. Unfortunately I didn't have my long lens with me that day...

Chris Picard		27-Feb-2014 20:56
Well done Hank. These are difficult shots to get.

Colin Storey		27-Feb-2014 20:17
Wow, fantastic sharp flight image.

Bert Ooms		27-Feb-2014 18:57
Great flight series! First one is my favorite,

Tom LeRoy		27-Feb-2014 18:45
Great action shots, Hank. That Pileated really looks fast! V

Rick & Jos� van der Weijde		27-Feb-2014 18:17
Great timing, especially the first one. Well done Hank.

larose forest photos		27-Feb-2014 17:37
Excellent set of images showing this magnificent bird!!

joseantonio		27-Feb-2014 17:27
Another excellent action series.

Coleen Perilloux Landry		27-Feb-2014 16:19
Great flight shots and I know the patience and time you took to get these.

jychamberland		27-Feb-2014 16:11
beautiful flight shot serie Hank!

Hennie & Lies Lammers		27-Feb-2014 15:39
Outstanding captures Hank!

Claude Gagnon		27-Feb-2014 14:53
Wow, love this beautiful series :))

Char		27-Feb-2014 14:51
Outstanding captures of this Woodpecker in flight, Hank! What a wonderful series of shots! \/

Jim Coffman		27-Feb-2014 14:39
A excellent series of this Pileated in action!