pileated woody

Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
edited April 22, 2006 in Wildlife
these guys are pretty rare around here, first one I have ever seen.


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  • SecondHandSecondHand Registered Users Posts: 69 Big grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Wade D wrote:
    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.
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,952 moderator
    edited April 20, 2006
    They have a very distinct flight - I've seen them around me several times, but never on the ground. Great capture! thumb.gif
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Oh those are some cool shots!!! We had a couple come though here about 3 years ago had never seen one before.thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Nice capture. thumb.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Nice job Wade, very cool seeing one of the less common birds.
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  • Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    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 ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    You're very lucky to get some cool shot of this very beautiful bird. Where I life (Aruba) I will never see a woodpecker :(:


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  • behr655behr655 Registered Users Posts: 552 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Wade D wrote:
    these guys are pretty rare around here....

    Great shots Wade. Where is "around here"?

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    Nice shots Wade. thumb.gif 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. umph.gif
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  • Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    behr655 wrote:
    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
  • jthomasjthomas Registered Users Posts: 454 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    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:

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  • Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 20, 2006
    jthomas wrote:
    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:

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    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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  • energypoliceenergypolice Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited April 22, 2006
    Great shots! Thanks for sharing.

    Michael
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    Crisp shots wade. The red really stands out.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    Heyyyyyyyy
    Wade D wrote:
    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 rolleyes1.gif

    What beautiful colours......... you wont ever see one of those here.
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  • Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    Humungus wrote:
    Crisp shots wade. The red really stands out.


    thanks, I tried a little editing in LAB, seemed to really bring out the red.
  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    These are great! Not only did you get such wonderful close-ups but the setting is so pretty! Love the old tree stump! thumb.gif
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    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.
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  • Wade DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    These are great! Not only did you get such wonderful close-ups but the setting is so pretty! Love the old tree stump! thumb.gif


    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 DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    Ann McRae wrote:
    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.
  • grannyrobingrannyrobin Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    Oh! Is that what they look like up close...
    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 DWade D Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
    edited April 22, 2006
    grannyrobin wrote:
    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.
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