pileated woody

[Wade D]

these guys are pretty rare around here, first one I have ever seen.


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[SecondHand]

[quote=Wade D]these guys are pretty rare around here, first one I have ever seen.


Yeah, didn't that guy have his own TV show? Pretty cool shots.

[DoctorIt]

They have a very distinct flight - I've seen them around me several times, but never on the ground. Great capture! :thumb

[Thusie]

Oh those are some cool shots!!! We had a couple come though here about 3 years ago had never seen one before.:thumb:thumb:thumb

[Harryb]

Nice capture. :thumb

[Rohirrim]

Nice job Wade, very cool seeing one of the less common birds.

[Wade D]

thanks for the comments everyone, I was happy they turned out like they did, I had the camera on ISO 1600 so I thought they would be a disaster when I downloaded them.

[Dick on Aruba]

You're very lucky to get some cool shot of this very beautiful bird. Where I life (Aruba) I will never see a woodpecker :(:


Dick.

[behr655]

these guys are pretty rare around here....

Great shots Wade. Where is "around here"?

Bear

[Osprey Whisperer]

Nice shots Wade. :thumb I've seen these in my backyard, but have not had much luck at a clean shot. :uhoh :D One about tore the tree down across the canal. What a mess he was making. :wxwax

[Wade D]

Great shots Wade. Where is "around here"?

Bear

south central Kansas, I looked at the distribution map and I think we are right on the edge, thanks for looking

[jthomas]

We see these guys often here in the mountains of SW Virginia, but it is very hard to get a good picture. A few weeks ago we had two sitting on the same tree in my yard. Had time to get out the tripod and the 70-300 Nikkor, but the pics still were nothing to brag about; yours are much better:

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/59078354-L.jpg

[Wade D]

We see these guys often here in the mountains of SW Virginia, but it is very hard to get a good picture. A few weeks ago we had two sitting on the same tree in my yard. Had time to get out the tripod and the 70-300 Nikkor, but the pics still were nothing to brag about; yours are much better:

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/59078354-L.jpg

my wife is from West Virginia, actually she was the one that spotted him. I guess they are more populated around that part of the country. Here is a fresh hole I found today in my back yard, I hope they are hanging around. Nice shot!

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[energypolice]

Great shots! Thanks for sharing.

Michael

[gus]

Crisp shots wade. The red really stands out.

[Skippy]

these guys are pretty rare around here, first one I have ever seen.

Is this the same kind of Woodpecker that we used to see in the cartoon called Woody Wood Pecker??? gawwwd I disliked that bird sooo bad !
I love animals but gosh I would have quite happily shot it :rofl

What beautiful colours......... you wont ever see one of those here.
Good Shot :thumb Skippy (Australia)

[Wade D]

Crisp shots wade. The red really stands out.


thanks, I tried a little editing in LAB, seemed to really bring out the red.

[saurora]

These are great! Not only did you get such wonderful close-ups but the setting is so pretty! Love the old tree stump! :thumb

[Ann McRae]

Aren't they magnificent birds? They nest here, but I'd only caught fleeting glances until we moved to our current home. To my great delight we have a mating pair somewhere close by.
Daddy:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/photos/13922919-M.jpg

Mommy - no red moustache:

http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/photos/13922922-M.jpg

and juvenile last summer:
http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/photos/22424944-M.jpg

http://canadian-ann.smugmug.com/photos/22607489-M.jpg

[Wade D]

These are great! Not only did you get such wonderful close-ups but the setting is so pretty! Love the old tree stump! :thumb


Thanks Saurora, I thought about removing that old stump from my yard, but now I think I will keep it if it attracts these guys.

[Wade D]

Aren't they magnificent birds? They nest here, but I'd only caught fleeting glances until we moved to our current home. To my great delight we have a mating pair somewhere close by.

I heard they were more common up north, I think it would be awsome to have a mating pair nearby.

[grannyrobin]

I've caught glimpses of these woodpeckers at my suet feeder. But now... this is more than a glimpse. I love being able to see what they would look like if I got close to them. I love the expressions on their faces. This is great!

I've been forwarding links to friends interested in woodpeckers. They are loving the pictures, too. My friends may not say how much they like this thread, though, so I thought I'd mention it.
-grannyrobin

[Wade D]

I've caught glimpses of these woodpeckers at my suet feeder. But now... this is more than a glimpse. I love being able to see what they would look like if I got close to them. I love the expressions on their faces. This is great!

I've been forwarding links to friends interested in woodpeckers. They are loving the pictures, too. My friends may not say how much they like this thread, though, so I thought I'd mention it.
-grannyrobin

Thank you Granny, you are too kind.