Red-headed Woodpecker new nest site?
Mar 31, 2021 21:10:01 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Nice capture. A little soft.
That image was captured from a screenshot and put up on a Facebook Birding site as a "share the moment" thumbnail, and didn't yet have the level of post processing up to UHH demanding standards.
Part of what you are seeing as softness may be motion blur of the birds head as it flicks out the chips. It was so fast that I couldn't even see any movement then. Here's one with some Topaz applied. I think it's better.
RHWP4169_30Mar2021 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
Mar 31, 2021 21:19:16 #
Marg wrote:
Nice shot, Marshall! Such a beautiful bird. Hope you get to see and share babies!
Thanks, Marg!
I think babies are in the works...caught a sequence this morning that was either mating or maybe just a practice. lol!
Marshall
Mar 31, 2021 21:37:02 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Hard at work! Too bad he doesn't just reuse last years dwelling. He is a beautiful bird. Well done shot!
The experts on my local birding group say that RHWPs do sometimes reuse a previous nest.
A week or so ago I saw a squirrel leaving last years woodpecker nest, so it may not be suitable any more.
Marshall
Mar 31, 2021 21:44:51 #
merrytexan wrote:
the most beautiful woodpecker ever...hope you get lots of fun shots of the family!
I'll have to agree with you on that!
Pileated are right up there, too, but I've not been lucky enough yet to watch one of their nests.
Marshall
Apr 1, 2021 05:49:59 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
I watched a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers nest an... (show quote)
Excellent, Marshall!
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