Woody Woodpecker
Mar 12, 2013 22:03:11 #
Mar 13, 2013 06:36:28 #
Nice shot. We have a lot of the Pileated Woodpeckers in South East Ohio. They sound like a machine gun when they peck on an old hollowed tree. They also have a very characteristic call.
Mar 13, 2013 07:14:40 #
You really did nail this pretty lady. Very sharp,with a nice DOF
Mar 13, 2013 07:40:29 #
Mar 13, 2013 09:47:01 #
You should see them in action. They bring their head way back and slam the tree. Bark goes flying. They bore large holes and then come back later to gather the insects that have accumulated. Quite a sight and racket.
Mar 13, 2013 09:50:15 #
Great shot. These wood peckers make alot of noise when they start pecking you watch the wood fly.
Mar 13, 2013 10:06:23 #
dawg4ever
Loc: Florida
Great shot of a pileated woodpecker, fairly common throughout the Southeast. Has adapted to human habitat. Find an ivory billed one and you'll be famous. It's supposed to be extinct but people (Arkansas and other places) continue to claim they've spotted one. No proof yet by ornithologists. Chuck
Mar 13, 2013 11:04:14 #
Photog8 wrote:
Thanks, Gregory. Now at least I can let my grandkids know his real name.
It is said that Walt Disney modeled Woody Woodpecker after the Pileated woodpecker.
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