Pileated woodpecker female feeding her young (Page 5): Good as it gets ! ......Thanks for sharing !

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Mr. B wrote:

Here are a few shots of a female pileated woodpecker feeding her young that I took last summer. Pileated woodpeckers do not feed their young whole prey. Instead they partially digest the grubs and insects (primarily ants) that they eat and regurgitated the food for the chicks. It's a rather violent and messy affair. Enjoy!

Good as it gets ! ......Thanks for sharing !

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Most timely captures - thanks for sharing!

Bill_de Loc: US

One of the nicest bird sets I've seen in a long time.

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Rob48 Loc: Portland, ME

Mr. B wrote:

Here are a few shots of a female pileated woodpecker feeding her young that I took last summer. Pileated woodpeckers do not feed their young whole prey. Instead they partially digest the grubs and insects (primarily ants) that they eat and regurgitated the food for the chicks. It's a rather violent and messy affair. Enjoy!

Beautiful series, Mr. B; well captured and framed with a geat progression. Nicely done.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

imagemeister wrote:

Good as it gets ! ......Thanks for sharing !

Thanks imagemeister...much appreciated!

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

You're welcome and thank you!

raymondh wrote:

Most timely captures - thanks for sharing!

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Bill_de wrote:

One of the nicest bird sets I've seen in a long time.

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Thank you very much Bill.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Rob48 wrote:

Beautiful series, Mr. B; well captured and framed with a geat progression. Nicely done.

Thank you sir! I had about fifty good photos and tried to do exactly what you observed...to put together a progression.

Annie-Get-Your-Gun Loc: Byron Center, Mi

Mr. B wrote:

Here are a few shots of a female pileated woodpecker feeding her young that I took last summer. Pileated woodpeckers do not feed their young whole prey. Instead they partially digest the grubs and insects (primarily ants) that they eat and regurgitated the food for the chicks. It's a rather violent and messy affair. Enjoy!

Interesting information and fantastic images, Mr. B. The young look almost savage as they attempt to get their food. You must have been thrilled to see and photograph this unique scene.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:

Interesting information and fantastic images, Mr. B. The young look almost savage as they attempt to get their food. You must have been thrilled to see and photograph this unique scene.

Thanks very much Annie. The chicks are quite violent. I'm surmising this may be necessary to trigger the parent's regurgitation. Nature isn't always pretty, but it's always pretty amazing!

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Outstanding shots!!!!!

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Erv wrote:

Outstanding shots!!!!!

Hey, thanks Erv!