Put up a quick blog post about how I photograph my woodpeckers: www.paluck.com/2011/01/25/red-bellied-woodpecker/ Here's his lady-friend: www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpaluck/5404867664/ Strobist: Canon 5D Mark II, aperture priority @ f/6.3, 1/30th of a second, ISO 100. Canon 70-200 IS f/4L @ 200mm. Single 580EXII gelled with 1/4 cut CTO in an omnibounce, camera right about 1/2 distance between bird and camera, triggered with hacked OC-E3 sync cord, ETTL -1 EV.