Pileated: I have a male pileated visit my suet feeder multiple times a day. He has been doing this for months now. I'm pretty sure he nests nearby but, I haven't found his home yet as...

BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

I have a male pileated visit my suet feeder multiple times a day. He has been doing this for months now.

I'm pretty sure he nests nearby but, I haven't found his home yet as my backwoods is pretty dense.

norm70 Loc: Maine

Great Close-up

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Very Nice

BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

norm70 wrote:

Great Close-up

Thank you.
I use a 400mm prime DO lens. Very light weight.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

NICE catch ! Nice lens .......thanks for sharing

Ourspolair

Very interesting perspective. Nicely captured and presented. Thanks for sharing. Stay well and keep on posting.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

BooIsMyCat wrote:

I have a male pileated visit my suet feeder multiple times a day. He has been doing this for months now.

I'm pretty sure he nests nearby but, I haven't found his home yet as my backwoods is pretty dense.

Fantastic image !!!!
if you cropped the top and bottom a little no one would know the "tree" was a feeder.

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Nice one.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

BooIsMyCat wrote:

I have a male pileated visit my suet feeder multiple times a day. He has been doing this for months now.

I'm pretty sure he nests nearby but, I haven't found his home yet as my backwoods is pretty dense.

Very nice! Difficult bird to get shots of !

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

That is such a great idea. I must try this, myself. We have several of these guys each fall and I always listen for their Jack-Hammering on our Oak trees, nearby. They are my Alarm Clock...unofficially.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice!

BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

Blair Shaw Jr wrote:

That is such a great idea. I must try this, myself. We have several of these guys each fall and I always listen for their Jack-Hammering on our Oak trees, nearby. They are my Alarm Clock...unofficially.

I'm not yet sure I have one or two coming to my feeder. One photo I have shows a good section of red under the beak, while another seems to show less.

But, to your point. My bird announces himself every time he comes by. I can hear him KAK'n just before he comes out of the woods. Same with my red-bellied woodpecker.

BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

Manglesphoto wrote:

Fantastic image !!!!
if you cropped the top and bottom a little no one would know the "tree" was a feeder.

You mean, like this?

BooIsMyCat Loc: Somewhere

Dngallagher wrote:

Very nice! Difficult bird to get shots of !

Thank you.
Mine used to fly off when I opened the door but now, I can walk around the yard - slowly - and he will continue feeding. Sometimes drive right past the feeder while he is on it and he won't move.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Super.