A new regular winged visitor to our backyard.
Mar 30, 2021 20:05:04 #
We have lived here since 1972 and until last year had never seen Pileated Woodpeckers. Last year we saw one at our bird feeder feasting on the suet. It visited about 6 or 8 times . This year there is a mating pair that's coming to the feeder. Recently they have been checking out our oak tree which is about 12 feet from the feeder making for better images. I only included the shot on the feeder to show what's bringing them in. The last one is about 200 feet from our back deck.
Mar 30, 2021 21:47:19 #
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Mar 30, 2021 22:27:10 #
Mar 31, 2021 05:24:46 #
griffzky wrote:
We have lived here since 1972 and until last year had never seen Pileated Woodpeckers. Last year we saw one at our bird feeder feasting on the suet. It visited about 6 or 8 times . This year there is a mating pair that's coming to the feeder. Recently they have been checking out our oak tree which is about 12 feet from the feeder making for better images. I only included the shot on the feeder to show what's bringing them in. The last one is about 200 feet from our back deck.
Nice set
Mar 31, 2021 07:35:47 #
Mar 31, 2021 10:41:32 #
Mar 31, 2021 11:03:52 #
jdtonkinson wrote:
Nice visitor, and capture
Thanks! There is a 13 acre woods at the end of our street. We're 2nd to the last house on the street; I'm going to take a walk out into the woods to see if I can spot their nesting tree. I know of one tree that has a hollow in it big enough that a couple of turkey buzzards used it two years ago. That would be my first guess.
Mar 31, 2021 11:05:31 #
quixdraw wrote:
Great good fortune! Keep the feeder topped up!
Thanks! There is a 13 acre woods at the end of our street. We're 2nd to the last house on the street; I'm going to take a walk out into the woods to see if I can spot their nesting tree. I know of one tree that has a hollow in it big enough that a couple of turkey buzzards used it two years ago. That would be my first guess.
Mar 31, 2021 11:06:45 #
Mar 31, 2021 11:07:51 #
Dan Thornton wrote:
You are fortunate, great photos.
I agree, it is really good fortune to have this pair visiting our backyard. Thanks for the feedback.
Mar 31, 2021 11:09:14 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
What a beauty and your shots of him are great!
They are a magnificent bird, and to have them living in the 13 acre woods at the end of our street is really good fortune. Thanks for the kind words.
Mar 31, 2021 11:28:57 #
griffzky wrote:
We have lived here since 1972 and until last year had never seen Pileated Woodpeckers. Last year we saw one at our bird feeder feasting on the suet. It visited about 6 or 8 times . This year there is a mating pair that's coming to the feeder. Recently they have been checking out our oak tree which is about 12 feet from the feeder making for better images. I only included the shot on the feeder to show what's bringing them in. The last one is about 200 feet from our back deck.
beautiful! i hear them way back in the woods quite often, but they are good at hiding and
i rarely actually see one.
Mar 31, 2021 11:42:15 #
Mar 31, 2021 12:41:33 #
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