Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Persistent Intensity ~

a preponderance
of pounding
precludes



purposeful
conversation
: : :
Do whatever you do intensely.
Robert Henri


28 comments:

Mrs. E said...

I am so envious of your bird pictures. I love birds, but my photographs are very poor! These are amazing!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Wow!!! Amazing images.

Anonymous said...

its beautiful!

Brandee Shafer said...

I dare you to spend a whole day alliterating!

Woodpeckers are so fun.

S. Etole said...

Oh, Brandee ... tempting!

Ginny Hartzler said...

Gosh, these are marvelous pictures! He does have quite a bit of product on his hair today, it gleams in the sun. I still am taken aback by the beauty of your header when I visit.

Claudia said...

oh wow, wonderful shots here Susan!

cristie said...

gorgeous photos! xox

ju-north said...

Beautiful bird! Saw a woodpecker for the first time a few weeks ago in Scotland. Might send it via email!

Christmas-etc... said...

Intensely... that is his way, most definitely! What a beautiful fellow!

Beth said...

Those eyes are very intense! Great capture on film!:>)

Kerri Farley said...

...these make my heart skip a beat! Absolutely stunning!

MadSnapper n Beau said...

great shots of this loud bird. we have one that can peck loud enough to hurt the ears. all these photos are wonderful. love the preponderance of pounding. hope i can remember that to tell my hubby when the woody wood pecker is pecking

Jewels said...

Wow, that is an amazing bird! Thanks for sharing these.

Susan said...

I am so amazed by the bird pictures. I am just not able to do that. I love the quote! It's so true.

Christine said...

God blessed you with this picture...and through your talent...he blessed us! :) Thank you!

Louise Gallagher said...

I like intensely doing.

Linda said...

That is one gorgeous red-head Susan! What amazing pictures. I imagine it is hard to be heard over all that pounding!

Dolly @Soulstops said...

Thank you Susan for capturing and sharing this woodpecker picture...s/he is focused and intense...blessings :)

Anonymous said...

i would name that one "mr. red"

Jennifer Richardson said...

that is one fiercely intense face!
-Jennifer

Unknown said...

These are Beautiful.
I often refer to them as "Masters of distruction" LOL Because they can realy make the trees shake in fear. LOL

SimplyDarlene said...

i love these annoying guys
in their audacious red caps.

Laura Delegal - Leroy Photography said...

Wow, fantastic colors ... excellent capture. I have a red-bellied sap sucker that darts in and out of the trees to grab some pecans I put out, but he doesn't hold still for long. Have a great weekend.

Sandra Heska King said...

Oh my word, Susan! I love these birds. I never see them here. There was one up by the hospice house where my mom was, but it would never stay still long enough to capture. Loved watching these in our back yard in Georgia. Did the bark ever fly!

Anonymous said...

Such an enjoyable bird with it's bright red head! :)
xo Catherine

Susan Cowger said...

L.O.V.E. the photos. The quote is perfect. Perfectly intense, he is.

Unknown said...

These guys are serious eaters.
And tree wreckers. LOL