Pileated Woodpeckers..

[Louis champan]

Seems like my backyard is overrun with woodpeckers this year and the predominate one is the Pileated. I have them everyday taking turns at the suet with other woodpeckers. The Pileated will tolerate some birds and others it will chase off immediately. Interesting to watch how a Red Breasted Nuthatch will hold its own against the Pileated and others.

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Louie

 

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Great series, and I love the close-ups, Louie. Don't see many pileated woodpeckers in our neck of the woods. Mostly northern flickers.

--Ken

 

[doogie_k]

Really spectacular. I love the one of him licking his chops!

 

[Woodyg3]

Excellent and unusual shot! Well done!

 

[Louis champan]

Great series, and I love the close-ups, Louie. Don't see many pileated woodpeckers in our neck of the woods. Mostly northern flickers.

--Ken

Thanks Ken, they are in my BG almost daily.

 

[Louis champan]

Really spectacular. I love the one of him licking his chops!

Thanks very much for your comments.

 

[ChrisSinSeattle]

Louie,
Your Woodpeckers are back, very nice set and captures
Chris S.

 

[Ralph]

Seems like my backyard is overrun with woodpeckers this year and the predominate one is the Pileated. I have them everyday taking turns at the suet with other woodpeckers. The Pileated will tolerate some birds and others it will chase off immediately. Interesting to watch how a Red Breasted Nuthatch will hold its own against the Pileated and others.

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Louie

Beautiful set Louis! It’s on my bucket list. Well done

 

[sh1209]

Very nice!

 

[Woody Meristem]

Superb photos.

 

[Irap]

Beautiful images Louis

 

[Louis champan]

Excellent and unusual shot! Well done!

Thanks Woody.

Louie,
Your Woodpeckers are back, very nice set and captures
Chris S.

Appreciate it Chris, thanks.

 

[Louis champan]

Beautiful set Louis! It’s on my bucket list. Well done

Thanks Ralph, much appreciated.

Very nice!

Thanks Steven.

Beautiful images Louis

Appreciate it Irap, thanks.

 

[ssheipel]

Very nice!

 

[Louis champan]

Very nice!

Thanks for taking a look Steven.

 

[Robin Work]

Seems like my backyard is overrun with woodpeckers this year and the predominate one is the Pileated. I have them everyday taking turns at the suet with other woodpeckers. The Pileated will tolerate some birds and others it will chase off immediately. Interesting to watch how a Red Breasted Nuthatch will hold its own against the Pileated and others.

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Louie

Very nice series! I like the one of him licking his chops too! It must have been good.

 

[Charles Loy]

way cool! I like those woody woodpeckers.

 

[Drbobcameraguy]

Seems like my backyard is overrun with woodpeckers this year and the predominate one is the Pileated. I have them everyday taking turns at the suet with other woodpeckers. The Pileated will tolerate some birds and others it will chase off immediately. Interesting to watch how a Red Breasted Nuthatch will hold its own against the Pileated and others.

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Louie

Beautiful pictures. We have several families that visit our feeders. It's neat to watch them bring the young ones. The red on the side of the head by the beak is a male the yellow a female.

 

[Charles Loy]

nice mix of male and female - super photos

 

[MarkB]

Nice, I love these birds, but in m area they are difficult to find and even more difficult to photograph as they typically quickly fly away. Last year I did manage to find a nest and get some photos of them feeding the young.

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[NorthernFocus]

Nice set, Louie. Sounds like you've set up some effective feeders and are getting good results.

 

[Louis champan]

Very nice series! I like the one of him licking his chops too! It must have been good.

Thanks Robin, they do give me some interesting looks.

way cool! I like those woody woodpeckers.

Thanks Charles.

Beautiful pictures. We have several families that visit our feeders. It's neat to watch them bring the young ones. The red on the side of the head by the beak is a male the yellow a female.

Thanks for commenting. That's always fun and exciting when the adults bring the young to my backyard, the young ones really act goofy at times.

nice mix of male and female - super photos

Appreciate it Charles, thanks.

Nice, I love these birds, but in m area they are difficult to find and even more difficult to photograph as they typically quickly fly away. Last year I did manage to find a nest and get some photos of them feeding the young.

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Thanks much Mark.

Nice set, Louie. Sounds like you've set up some effective feeders and are getting good results.

Thanks Dan, they do like something about my backyard.

 

[USCGretired]

good job.

I have a pair of Pilates woodpeckers that come to our feeder for the suet. Every time I try to get a picture they flew off.

 

[Louis champan]

good job.

I have a pair of Pilates woodpeckers that come to our feeder for the suet. Every time I try to get a picture they flew off.

Thanks for commenting. They can be very skittish, I think you have to find a comfortable distance to shoot from.

 

[MarkB]

Thanks for commenting. They can be very skittish, I think you have to find a comfortable distance to shoot from.

When I was in Florida, around Ft. Myers, I was out hiking and had one fly up and land on a palm tree about 15 feet away from me. I got several shots before it moved on, nothing perfect because it kept moving around the tree.