Woodpecker, owl, and crow

Here is my next installment of bird pictures! 

This red bellied woodpecker was quite the challenge. Specially getting the white dots on his back. I had to wipe them off and restart several times. In the end I think he came out nice (from a picture by Petra Glorie).

My co-worker Rosie sent me a wonderful picture of a great horned owl. It had flown into her pheasant pen. After catching it she took the picture, and then set it free. She said it was big, but not even full grown yet. How those eyes look at you! I can't help to keep staring back!

I've been working on a finch that just did not want to get out of its ugly stage. In that case it is just better to let it sit for a day and come back to it. So I started a new one. This crow was like it just flowed right out of my brush and came to life! It felt good have one just flow and I'm happy with it (from a picture by Andre Jacobs).