Woodpeckers in flight: Here are some of the photos of woodpeckers in flight taken in my yard today. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is often seen. The Downy Woodpecker is seen not often as...

Richard HZ Loc: Indiana, US

Here are some of the photos of woodpeckers in flight taken in my yard today. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is often seen. The Downy Woodpecker is seen not often as Red-bellied one. The Red-headed woodpecker is rare. Thanks in advance for viewing!

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foggypreacher Loc: Dickinson, Texas

Richard HZ wrote:

Here are some of the photos of woodpeckers in flight taken in my yard today. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is often seen. The Downy Woodpecker is seen not often as Red-bellied one. The Red-headed woodpecker is rare. Thanks in advance for viewing!

These are very nice. I have never actually seen woodpeckers fly. In my youth, I saw lots of woodpeckers, but only in the trees, pecking away.

Are the top two Pileated Woodpeckers?

Richard HZ Loc: Indiana, US

foggypreacher wrote:

These are very nice. I have never actually seen woodpeckers fly. In my youth, I saw lots of woodpeckers, but only in the trees, pecking away.

Are the top two Pileated Woodpeckers?

Thanks for viewing and the comment! The first two are Red-headed woodpeckers. Here another photo for this bird is attached for reference. Thanks!

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globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR

Really neat shots! Not your typical woodpecker on a tree shots.

foggypreacher Loc: Dickinson, Texas

Richard HZ wrote:

Thanks for viewing and the comment! The first two are Red-headed woodpeckers. Here another photo for this bird is attached for reference. Thanks!

Thank you, again, Richard HZ. This angle makes it much easier to see he is much smaller and differently colored than a Pileated. Stll, very nice shots. There are several in an area I go to a lot in the Hill County of Texas; I hope to see them more and in flight. Nice inspiration.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Photo #5 and #6 are fine examples of fly-by-wire** wing design. Considering the computer size the system is quite well designed and refined every bit as good if not better than the Bowing 737. The basic Downy Woodpecker survived, but the Downy Woodpecker Max did not survive; the sensing system was poorly designed and that bird species plagued by crashes.

We can learn a lot from nature. Why did it take so long to put disrupters on the tips of airplane wings to reduce turbulence and increase lift, Richard HZ, that simple modification of wing design is obvious from your fine photo....

** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly-by-wire

Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX

I never knew how beautiful they were. Great pictures
Thanks for posting.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Outstanding small bird in flight images. And the birds are beautiful.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent BIFs!

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Richard HZ wrote:

Here are some of the photos of woodpeckers in flight taken in my yard today. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is often seen. The Downy Woodpecker is seen not often as Red-bellied one. The Red-headed woodpecker is rare. Thanks in advance for viewing!

Nice set Richard

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Great shots!

Gabyto

Richard HZ wrote:

Here are some of the photos of woodpeckers in flight taken in my yard today. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is often seen. The Downy Woodpecker is seen not often as Red-bellied one. The Red-headed woodpecker is rare. Thanks in advance for viewing!

Great pictures... where do you live and how big is your backyard?.

Indrajeet Singh Loc: Goa, India

Magic!