Fri
Mar 28 2008
04:10 pm
Friday Bird Blogging
By: R. Neal

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Pileated Woodpecker, a male, I believe. Taken at Lake Ashby Park in Volusia Co. FL, which is an excellent county run park that we discovered by accident. This was the first time I've been able to get photos of one of these fellows. He came right up near us on the trail, making a lot of noise like maybe he was being all territorial and stuff.

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I used to hear the

Submitted by lovable liberal on Sun, 2008/03/30 - 3:24pm.

I used to hear the prehistoric sound of pileateds calling in Lakemoor Hills years ago, but they only came through on rare occasions. Now and then I'd catch a flash of wing and see that fabulous crest. Once or twice, I saw on a tree, but I never even reached my camera, much less got off a shot.

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The more I look at the

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Sat, 2008/03/29 - 5:25pm.

The more I look at the photograph, the more admiration I have for both the Pileated Woodpecker and Bubba.

Thanks, again.

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Since when?

Submitted by ~ART~ (not verified) on Sat, 2008/03/29 - 2:39pm.

Woodpecker huh? Since when did birds start gettin' prosthetics? :~)

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They don't like people!

Submitted by 10kmonkeys on Sat, 2008/03/29 - 9:45am.

... which makes it that much harder to get a good shot! I've been stalking them for years and have yet to get such a good picture! Wonderful!

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I've had one chance to shoot

Submitted by Andy Axel on Sat, 2008/03/29 - 12:24am.

I've had one chance to shoot a pileated from that distance, and some asshole came up behind me in a diesel flare-side, yelling, "WHATCHOO TAKIN' PITCHERS OF???"

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Pileateds are hard to catch

Submitted by joe lance on Fri, 2008/03/28 - 10:57pm.

I'm impressed. These birds are around, but they hide from the camera really well. They peek out from the other side of the tree, and then duck back in a hurry.

Then they fly to another tree while making that distinctive call, which I interpret as raucous, mocking laughter (since they've once again eluded my viewfinder).

Nice shot.

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I miss Florida sometimes.

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Fri, 2008/03/28 - 6:30pm.

I miss Florida sometimes. That little bromeliad growing on the tree reminds me of how different the ecology is from Tennessee.

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Wonderful photograph, R.

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Fri, 2008/03/28 - 6:05pm.

Wonderful photograph, R. Neal. You make me want to start takin' picsures agin.

And I bet he was being territorial, birds tend to do that. Woodpeckers are also loud just because they can be.

I've been watching a mama robin or two preparing nests most of the week. And for about half an hour this afternoon I sat on the porch and listened to at least four different breeds talking back and forth. Very relaxing.

Pam Strickland

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