Several weeks ago I posted a photograph taken last spring of a woodpecker preparing a nest. In this shot I show the same bird feeding his chick. If you look closely, to the right and left of the chick you can just see the beaks of two other nestlings. We passed this same nesting site a few days back. Once again, a male woodpecker was cleaning it up for this year’s young. The last time we checked we saw that a squirrel had taken up residence. I know that squirrels often occupy vacant nests but this one seemed to have had a tenant, maybe the woodpecker changed its mind.
April 7, 2016 at 7:47 pm
So that’s what a Pileated Woodpecker looks like! Handsome fella!
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April 7, 2016 at 8:38 pm
They are good looking birds!
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April 7, 2016 at 8:20 am
What an amazing photo! Living in Australia I have never seen a woodpecker – one day perh, but your photo is the next best thing
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April 7, 2016 at 10:08 am
Thank you very much! We have several species in my area. I too enjoy seeing birds that I haven’t seen before.
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April 5, 2016 at 10:07 pm
Love this! I have found a Flicker tree with several occupants that I hope to get a few good shots of!
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April 5, 2016 at 10:33 pm
Thank you. Good luck!
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April 5, 2016 at 7:58 pm
What a great photo!
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April 5, 2016 at 7:59 pm
Thank you!
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April 5, 2016 at 5:19 pm
Beautiful! I’ve never seen one of these. We have many downy woodpeckers around, and a handful of red-headed woodpeckers, but seeing this bird so gorgeously photographed is a real treat! Thank you!
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April 5, 2016 at 5:44 pm
Thank you Barbara! I too enjoy seeing species I haven’t seen before.
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April 5, 2016 at 4:12 pm
Excellent photograph!!
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April 5, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Thank you!
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April 5, 2016 at 4:04 pm
What a wonderful sight 🙂
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April 5, 2016 at 4:38 pm
Thank you!
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April 5, 2016 at 12:40 pm
This shot of the pileated is wonderful. Maybe the squirrel should relocate?
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April 5, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Thank you, I bet it will.
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April 5, 2016 at 12:33 pm
Darned squirrels. I’d rather have a nesting bird. Great photo!
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April 5, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Thanks Eliza. Hope to locate the new nest!
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April 5, 2016 at 8:44 am
Great capture! Wow.
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April 5, 2016 at 9:47 am
Thank you very much!
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April 5, 2016 at 6:48 am
Great photo. These birds are my ‘white whale’, never to be photographed.
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April 5, 2016 at 7:31 am
Thank you. And keep looking!
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April 5, 2016 at 5:55 am
What a beautiful shot! In my area the pileated woodpeckers are a rare sight. I can’t imagine how exciting it must be to watch a nesting site!
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April 5, 2016 at 7:29 am
Thank you. We’re lucky to spot these woodpeckers quite often but witnessing a scene like this is pretty wonderful.
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April 5, 2016 at 5:04 am
This picture and the short summary are both quite stunning 😀 The words narrate beautifully what the picture says in no words 🙂
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April 5, 2016 at 7:23 am
Thank you very much!
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April 5, 2016 at 3:43 am
Well spotted! A very unusual photograph to capture 🙂
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April 5, 2016 at 7:22 am
Thank you. Good timing is all.
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April 5, 2016 at 1:28 am
Amazing photo~
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April 5, 2016 at 7:14 am
Thank you.
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