Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Original - The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat misleading, as the most prominent red part of its plumage is on the head; the Red-headed Woodpecker however is another species that is a rather close relative but looks entirely different.

Reason

Beautiful specimen, stunning image, high resolution, great detail.

Articles this image appears in

List of New Jersey birds, Red-bellied Woodpecker

Creator

Ken Thomas

• Support as nominator --ZeWrestler ^Talk 03:30, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose. Noticeable compression artifacts, e.g., on the bill and the tree bark.--ragesoss (talk) 05:41, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose. Distracting background/composition, and artifacts. NauticaShades 15:59, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose per the points mentioned by Nauticashades. —αἰτίας •discussion• 19:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose Very noticeable compression artifacts and a distracting background. –  LATICS  talk  03:37, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
• Weak oppose. Background is fine, compression artefacts are the problem. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk; todo) 20:42, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose This is a really good image otherwise, but I think the compression artifacts all over the image really do mar it at full size. vlad§inger ^tlk 22:54, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted . --John254 01:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)