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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: denis on March 22, 2010, 06:04:20 PM

Title: male pileated woodpecker
Post by: denis on March 22, 2010, 06:04:20 PM

got lucky yesterday,and spotted this fellow hammering away at this hydro pole on scugog island.eye level,about 50 ft away,with cars flying by from both directions.i watched,and took many photos,as he hung around for at least 15-20 min.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4455586836_46d6fd0637_o.jpg)

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Post by: MEGHAN on March 22, 2010, 06:14:33 PM

Awesome shot Denis.
It's cool to see the size of the hole compared to the size of the bird.
No wonder these guys can drill right through and topple a tree.
Meg

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Post by: denis on March 22, 2010, 06:15:29 PM

thanks meghan.

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Post by: Misty01 on March 22, 2010, 08:29:22 PM

great picture Denis!  :D

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Post by: Moira on March 22, 2010, 09:36:17 PM

Beautiful shot Denis!

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Post by: denis on March 23, 2010, 11:02:21 AM

thanks misty,and moira.
it sure is nice finding one practically,in my backyard.

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Post by: Scott on March 24, 2010, 01:31:01 PM

Great to see this excellent image Denis.....its #1 on my list, so I'm jealous of this shot!

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Post by: Vince on March 24, 2010, 02:03:01 PM

What a great shot Denis. The right place at the right time.

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Post by: denis on March 24, 2010, 04:50:54 PM

thanks,scott and vince.
you,ll get your chance eventually,scott. there are quite a few around,it seems.

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Post by: niani.gil on March 24, 2010, 10:07:08 PM

Excellent shot Denis.
Waiting for my day

Nigil

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Post by: denis on March 25, 2010, 10:06:08 AM

thanks nigil.
yes they can be far in between,but when you least expect it,you,ll see one.

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Post by: Bill & Jaye on April 03, 2010, 04:38:25 PM

First - excellent photo Denis!

Since moving to a new home near Tillsonburg, we had never seen or even knew about a Pileated Woodpecker before.
We have a pair in the woods behind our house.  We see them occasionally and hear them daily.  They are a trully awsome bird. We look for them daily.
They made a hole in the top of an old dead elm tree last fall/winter so big that when a big wind came early this year, the tree top snapped off right where the hole was.

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Post by: Niloc on April 03, 2010, 05:54:36 PM

One of my favorites and a rare find bravo!

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Post by: denis on April 04, 2010, 03:04:21 PM

thanks guys.
yes truly am awesome bird.