Male Pileated Woodpecker

[jeffnles1]

This one came really close. My wife and I were standing in a trail through the woods watching some geese and squirrels when this fellow landed in a tree very close. He stayed there about 10 minutes before flying to another tree.

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[Turberticus]

This one came really close. My wife and I were standing in a trail through the woods watching some geese and squirrels when this fellow landed in a tree very close. He stayed there about 10 minutes before flying to another tree. View attachment 82262

Nice! These birds seem to be pretty tolerant of people as long as they're busy drilling away.

 

[jeffnles1]

Nice! These birds seem to be pretty tolerant of people as long as they're busy drilling away.

A lot of it depends on the location. This was at a park that gets a lot of human foot traffic on the trails and the pileated woodpeckers here are indeed tolerant of people. There are a few other locations we go for photography that are not as popular and the pileated woodpeckers there are super skittish.

Thanks for the compliment. I do think this one turned out pretty well.

 

[Callie]

Love that crest!

 

[jeffnles1]

Love that crest!

I do too. He was surely a handsome fellow.

 

[Ralph]

This one came really close. My wife and I were standing in a trail through the woods watching some geese and squirrels when this fellow landed in a tree very close. He stayed there about 10 minutes before flying to another tree. View attachment 82262

Excellent Jeff! That One is on my list. I haven’t been fortunate to come across one yet. Well done

 

[Charles Loy]

Nice!

 

[Woody Meristem]

Great photo. Around here most pileateds are super wary and you only get a glimpse of them flying through the trees -- once in a while one will tolerate a human for a short while.

 

[jeffnles1]

Excellent Jeff! That One is on my list. I haven’t been fortunate to come across one yet. Well done

hope you find one. Around here (Kentucky) they seem to prefer mature forest areas.

 

[jeffnles1]

Nice!

Thank you

 

[jeffnles1]

Great photo. Around here most pileateds are super wary and you only get a glimpse of them flying through the trees -- once in a while one will tolerate a human for a short while.

Same here. This one was along a pretty heavily traveled walking trail in a local park. I guess he sees a lot of humans and either doesn't see us as a threat or we have just become part of the background for him. He totally ignored us and went about being a woodpecker. I agree, usually they are skittish.