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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on February 13, 2011, 11:50:21 AM

Title: Two Pileateds @ Rattray Marsh.
Post by: Rob'in'To on February 13, 2011, 11:50:21 AM

Stretched the zoom to the max, a bit of cropping...  but I don't care...  it was awesome for us to see TWO Pileated Woodpeckers at once.  Angie and I have been seeking a Pileated for about 5 years now.  We saw one half a decade ago and have been looking ever since, that is, until yesterday.  We had a good long look at them up in a couple trees.  Gee, I hope it doesn't take me as long to see a Shrike.

Male
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ratt.jpg)

Female
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ratt1.jpg)

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 13, 2011, 11:51:45 AM

Correct me if I am wrong on the sexing.  The first has got the red markings on his face.

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Post by: Reuven_M on February 13, 2011, 11:55:02 AM

Very nice, and yes, you sexed them right.

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Post by: Scott on February 13, 2011, 07:07:53 PM

Congrats Rob and feels so good, especially after such a long wait.

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Post by: angieinto on February 13, 2011, 07:28:11 PM

It was awesome Scott. We waited for so long to see one again, and then to see a pair! Amazing moment for us for sure. We got to watch them for a long time. I only spotted the male. A gentleman out for a walk pointed out the female to us, she was just a couple trees over from her mate.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 14, 2011, 05:13:43 AM

Thanks Scott!  It sure did.

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Post by: JW Mills on February 14, 2011, 10:46:20 PM

Nice catch Rob!