I startled a pileated woodpecker this morning, or I guess we startled each
other. I was looking for geese and great blue herons at a local wetland
so I had water birds on my mind while beating through the woods, and then suddenly this pileated woodpecker was pounding on a tree right in front
of me. I managed to get only one shot before it flew off. It kept
taunting me by chattering in the woods nearby, but I never got another clear
view. Still, I've never been this close to a pileated woodpecker before, so who's complaining?
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| Great blue heron |
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| A family of Canada geese |
I startled a pileated woodpecker this morning, or I guess we startled each
other. I was looking for geese and great blue herons at a local wetland
so I had water birds on my mind while beating through the woods, and then suddenly this pileated woodpecker was pounding on a tree right in front
of me. I managed to get only one shot before it flew off. It kept
taunting me by chattering in the woods nearby, but I never got another clear
view. Still, I've never been this close to a pileated woodpecker before, so who's complaining? 
2 comments:
Congratulations on your woodpecker photo! What a trophy!
Thanks! You know the ivory-billed woodpecker was casually referred to as the Lord God Bird because of the exclamations it inspired among those fortunate enough to see it. The pileated woodpecker has a similar effect.
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