Red Bellied Woodpecker
by jjstager2

Comment:
Super portrait with a good sense of environment and behaviour. Woodpeckers in Britain tend to be very shy and quite hard to photograph, impressed!
Just back to say that I spent a couple of days camping this week, and saw my first ever Green Woodpecker - very excited! Looking at your photo again, I do spot a rather obvious line along the chest where you have masked. I'm no good at masking at all, but after the challenge you may want to revisit the photo to fine tune a bit more, because it really is cracking. Not changing my initial score.

Rollover
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I did this once, except my Renault Clio rolled over twice - and all I had to show for it was a bruised elbow and a few aches the next day!.

NJ Pine Barren Fox
by JCrest01

Comment:
American foxes must be a great deal less wary than the European red fox - even in a hide I doubt you could get a shot this close. Good dof and focus.

The lonely bull
by Ammie

Comment:
A cracking portrait of this elephant. An incredibly hard exposure to get right given the clearly very bright sunlight, and you have nailed it.

The_Return
by blue79

Comment:
A lovely study, you have captured such an intimate moment with great sensitivity. Both animal behaviour and habitat shown at their best.

Duck in Detroit
by ezgumpeljones

Comment:
Like the title! Looks like this was taken close to noon, looking at the shadow, so good control of exposure. Shows that even in an urban setting there is wildlife to be found, and the brutal concrete and hard angles add to that sense.

Crow
by PaulG13

Comment:
A nice study of this crow, but I do feel you could have pushed both the blacks and the contrast more. A bit of a shame what looks like a dustbin lid is in the shot.

Back Off!
by Kelli

Comment:
Lol, that is definitely 'in your face'!

Deluxe Apartment In The Sky
by HornOUBet

Comment:
A shame you have cut of the claws of one of the sparrows.

Big Blue
by neilmwilson

Comment:
A really good portrait of this heron, with textural detail in the plumage. Plenty of room for the bird to look into, and a view of it in its habitat.