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Oct 22, 2012 09:06:06   #
Indrajeet Singh Loc: Goa, India
 
richardh76 wrote:
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to bring my camera. Man, I was lucky!! Went out to get the paper, it was early and very cloudy. As I walked by this dead damp stump I heard muffled banging and there, practically beside me, was this male Pileated Woodpecker. I got the paper hurried into the house, got my camera and my 70-300. He had left that stump and instead had gone to another. Thought I had lost him till he showed himself banging on another stump.
These chances don't come everyday around here.
Enjoy!
Richard
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to ... (show quote)


Very nice capture Richard, I relate well with what you say, happens so much. When you get them though, is thrilling.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Oct 22, 2012 09:16:57   #
oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey
 
richardh76 wrote:
Erv wrote:
Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make me smile so big it would hurt.:) And you don't want to know how many times I have gone out the back door and got not to far from the house and spun around to run back in. And yes I have missed many things I still have on my list of things to shoot.:) A groung hog, 2 little Red Fox..... the list goes on.:)
Erv


richardh76 wrote:
Erv wrote:
Wow Richard! Very nice and what detail for the weather! Can I come get your paper for you some time? :):)
Erv


Ah shucks Erv, :lol: :lol:Thanks for the complement! Truth be told I kept on shooting till he left to another tree, had about 100 shots, these were the few that were good enough to post.
Richard
Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make me smile so ... (show quote)


Be careful what you wish for Erv! :lol: There is a story behind this picture, but I have to relate a bit of it to give you the background.
This fellow, was released at the end of our dead end road and decided, since we had a large vegetable garden, that he would make his burrow under our side porch. Now, I had never gotten a good picture of a Groundhog, so I decided to humor him until I got an image and as long as he left my garden alone I wouldn't bother him! Ever heard of "FAT CHANCE". That didn't last long!! Our peas were almost ready to harvest and he decided that since I was being such a nice human, he would take advantage, and helped himself to 1/3 of the crop before I decided to dispense with his enjoyment!! :-) The story goes on, but I won't bother you with the humor of it, except to say it was a lot like 'Caddy Shack'!! :lol:
Richard
quote=Erv Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make m... (show quote)


They can be hard to get rid of. My neighbor had two under his shed. Two years later he got rid of them, yep, you guessed it. They moved under mine. My dog finially got rid of them for me but took most of the summer. I don't know where they went but this spring I saw a young one in the yard. I was lucky though, he didn't stick around.

Jim D

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Oct 22, 2012 09:32:00   #
Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl
 
Great catch Richard! :thumbup:

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Oct 22, 2012 09:52:38   #
Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.
 
Great catch. Didn't know they went that far North.

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Oct 22, 2012 10:08:33   #
Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania
 
richardh76 wrote:
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to bring my camera. Man, I was lucky!! Went out to get the paper, it was early and very cloudy. As I walked by this dead damp stump I heard muffled banging and there, practically beside me, was this male Pileated Woodpecker. I got the paper hurried into the house, got my camera and my 70-300. He had left that stump and instead had gone to another. Thought I had lost him till he showed himself banging on another stump.
These chances don't come everyday around here.
Enjoy!
Richard
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to ... (show quote)



Fabulous captures of a Pileated...I would be thrilled to capture photos like that of the elusive and shy Pileated Woodpecker!!!

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Oct 22, 2012 10:44:29   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
WHOW!! What a catch! Very nice photos also. Of all the woodpeckers this is the hardest to catch. They don't like people and normally stay deep in the woods. I spent about 20 years hunting deep woods before I saw my first one. Then in two years I saw five, and have not seen one sense. First time I saw one I came back to camp and told my Dad. He told me I was crazy. It took a few hours but finially found one in a book to prove it. BIGGEST woodpecker I ever saw!

Nice, you were very lucky!

Jim D[/quote]

Thanks JimD, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed them.
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 10:49:37   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
Very nice capture Richard, I relate well with what you say, happens so much. When you get them though, is thrilling.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:[/quote]

Thanks Indrajeet for the thumbsup, much appreciated! You are absolutely right, it is thrilling. My wife says I was like a kid after seeing the shots on the computer!
:lol: :lol:

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Oct 22, 2012 10:54:21   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
oldtool2 wrote:
richardh76 wrote:
Erv wrote:
Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make me smile so big it would hurt.:) And you don't want to know how many times I have gone out the back door and got not to far from the house and spun around to run back in. And yes I have missed many things I still have on my list of things to shoot.:) A groung hog, 2 little Red Fox..... the list goes on.:)
Erv


richardh76 wrote:
Erv wrote:
Wow Richard! Very nice and what detail for the weather! Can I come get your paper for you some time? :):)
Erv


Ah shucks Erv, :lol: :lol:Thanks for the complement! Truth be told I kept on shooting till he left to another tree, had about 100 shots, these were the few that were good enough to post.
Richard
Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make me smile so ... (show quote)


Be careful what you wish for Erv! :lol: There is a story behind this picture, but I have to relate a bit of it to give you the background.
This fellow, was released at the end of our dead end road and decided, since we had a large vegetable garden, that he would make his burrow under our side porch. Now, I had never gotten a good picture of a Groundhog, so I decided to humor him until I got an image and as long as he left my garden alone I wouldn't bother him! Ever heard of "FAT CHANCE". That didn't last long!! Our peas were almost ready to harvest and he decided that since I was being such a nice human, he would take advantage, and helped himself to 1/3 of the crop before I decided to dispense with his enjoyment!! :-) The story goes on, but I won't bother you with the humor of it, except to say it was a lot like 'Caddy Shack'!! :lol:
Richard
quote=Erv Hey! Even one out of a 100 would make m... (show quote)


They can be hard to get rid of. My neighbor had two under his shed. Two years later he got rid of them, yep, you guessed it. They moved under mine. My dog finially got rid of them for me but took most of the summer. I don't know where they went but this spring I saw a young one in the yard. I was lucky though, he didn't stick around.

Jim D
quote=richardh76 quote=Erv Hey! Even one out of ... (show quote)


That was going to be the other part of my story Jim D of how deep he went under my side door stoop and what I had read about the damage they can do to ones foundation! :-) I can laugh about it now, but it was a tad more serious when it happened, plus I was more concerned/mad about my lack of harvest than the damage he did to the foundation. At any rate the story is too long to go into.
Thanks for your comments.
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 10:55:20   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
Sunfish 33 wrote:
Great catch Richard! :thumbup:


Many thanks Sunfish for the thumbsup!
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 10:57:50   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
Jim Carter wrote:
Great catch. Didn't know they went that far North.


Thanks Jim, much appreciated. Oh, these fellows go into Maine and Canada, but they are tough. We are fortunate here to have some dead snags they like to work on, but they do try and stay away from people or spook if you get too close.
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 10:58:57   #
ishootthings Loc: Western shore of Lake Michigan
 
Wow, fantastic shots!! Thank you for sharing!

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Oct 22, 2012 11:04:21   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
Carolina Wings wrote:
richardh76 wrote:
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to bring my camera. Man, I was lucky!! Went out to get the paper, it was early and very cloudy. As I walked by this dead damp stump I heard muffled banging and there, practically beside me, was this male Pileated Woodpecker. I got the paper hurried into the house, got my camera and my 70-300. He had left that stump and instead had gone to another. Thought I had lost him till he showed himself banging on another stump.
These chances don't come everyday around here.
Enjoy!
Richard
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to ... (show quote)



Fabulous captures of a Pileated...I would be thrilled to capture photos like that of the elusive and shy Pileated Woodpecker!!!
quote=richardh76 This will teach me when I go out... (show quote)


Many thanks Carolina wings, you are absolutely right, they are elusive and shy! I have been looking to get a shot of one of these birds for a very long time, and since we moved to this spot I have seen them, maybe 4-5 times and only close 3 times, two of which I was able to get some shots off. When they are hungry and get interested in a grub or insect in the wood of a tree, that is when they could care less about you, and then you have a chance for a shot. Any other time if and when they see a human they fly up or away in the opposite direction. You bet this was a lucky moment, and it is much appreciated.
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 11:06:25   #
richardh76 Loc: VT, Central, Champlain Valley
 
ishootthings wrote:
Wow, fantastic shots!! Thank you for sharing!


:lol: Many thanks ishootthings!! I also shoot things, not always with a camera :lol: Thanks for looking, much appreciated.
Richard

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Oct 22, 2012 12:10:28   #
pianist38 Loc: Nebraska
 
Beautiful pictures! I have never seen one of these birds. but I did see a red-bellied woodpecker last week for the first time. Can't equal the pileated for sheer dramatic appearance, though. :)

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Oct 22, 2012 12:11:44   #
CAM1017 Loc: Chiloquin, Oregon
 
richardh76 wrote:
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to bring my camera. Man, I was lucky!! Went out to get the paper, it was early and very cloudy. As I walked by this dead damp stump I heard muffled banging and there, practically beside me, was this male Pileated Woodpecker. I got the paper hurried into the house, got my camera and my 70-300. He had left that stump and instead had gone to another. Thought I had lost him till he showed himself banging on another stump.
These chances don't come everyday around here.
Enjoy!
Richard
This will teach me when I go outside in the AM to ... (show quote)


Totally cool! I have only seen a couple in 50 years. Still remember my first sighting. It really got me hooked on birding. :thumbup:

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