nybirdman
Super Member
Caught this fellow in the back yard.A good 15 inches long.Feb.26,2012
Pilated Woodpecker
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TMR
Gold Member
Good picture...we see one on our property once or twice a year. Once found one in our chimney "clean out" at the base...obviously dead. They sure are pretty birds! TMR
creekbend
Super Star Member
Nice picture. :thumbsup:
Travelover
Elite Member
Pileated woodpeckers are awesome to behold. They have just started to move into my area in SE Michigan. I've seen a few pairs and the huge oval holes that they leave in trees is unmistakeable.
k0ua
Epic Contributor
yeah,, see and hear them everyday here. They come to the suet feeders the mother in law puts out.. and yes the those distinctive holes they make near the tops of the power poles is unmistakable also.
Several of the poles near my house have them.
James K0UA
Travelover
Elite Member
yeah,, ........ yes the those distinctive holes they make near the tops of the power poles is unmistakable also.
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James K0UA
:laughing: That's what they do. They're WOODpeckers.
k0ua
Epic Contributor
Durn peckerwoods. They are magnificent to look at but I worry about the damage they do to the power poles. And in the springtime when they "drum" on the metal parts on buildings it sounds like a .50 cal machine gun.
James K0UA
rekees4300
Elite Member
:thumbsup: Nice picture...must have been hard to take since they are very wary fellows. We have 3 that regularly visit out suet feeders.
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nybirdman
Super Member
Yes they are,just happened to see him out the window...first time this year.
I had my camera maxed out on telephoto.