Archive for January 2010

Pileated Woodpecker

I finally got some good photos of a Pileated Woodpecker. I have never been able to get anywhere near close enough before. There is a pair of them in Oakwood Cemetery and I have been biding my time for the combination of a sunny day, the good luck of seeing one, and getting within a reasonable distance. It all came together this bright, sunny winter morning! I was thrilled.  This female Pileated was too busy eating to pay much notice of me, so I was able to take plenty of photos while walking around to get a few different angles.

 

Here she is with her incredibly gorgeous bright red crest gleaming in the sun:

 

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