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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Khalli on March 06, 2013, 03:09:43 PM

Title: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: Khalli on March 06, 2013, 03:09:43 PM

Not sure if this is a sign of spring or not, but after digging and eating for a while he went to a hollow tree and started drumming - letting everyone know HE was back.  :D  

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1918.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1912.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1906.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1922.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1891.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1889.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1931.jpg)
(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Pileated-Woodpecker/IMG_1929.jpg)

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: thouc on March 06, 2013, 05:40:32 PM

Nice find. Drumming and nest building seem like good signs of spring.

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: BoboBird on March 06, 2013, 06:17:57 PM

Well time will be set forward this week I think so yes spring is here.

Nice catch. Hopefully this tree will be the nest and you will have great photo ops from below of the kiddies etc.

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: JimL on March 06, 2013, 07:58:11 PM

Nice catch. Can i ask where did you see it?

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: Rotarran on March 06, 2013, 08:37:09 PM

Nice pics.  You do see woodpeckers all year round but yeah the nestbuilding is a good sign.

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: Khalli on March 07, 2013, 02:11:55 AM

it was spotted in the woods near Freeport by the Grand River

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: Bird Brain on March 07, 2013, 08:14:54 AM

Great photos and #3 made me laugh!  :D

Title: Re: Pileated Woodpecker - sign of spring??
Post by: Palo on March 07, 2013, 10:15:43 AM

Excellent catch!  I really like the 4th one.  Thx

I hope it means Spring.