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A Black-backed Woodpecker

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Posted by Jeff Nadler on July 21, 2008 at 10:48 AM
One of my target species on a recent June lake Umbagog trip was the black-backed woodpecker, a boreal bird of dead and dying spruce flats and bogs. I had no luck. Fortunately closer to home, an early morning visit to an Adirondack bog gave me an eye-level in my face encounter. Of the suite of northwoods boreal birds, this is the one species I've seen at times for five years up high and never had a great opportunity until now.


Posted by Tom Smit on July 21, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Terrific shot of a terrific bird.
Good shot. :toast:
Posted by Mark Wilson on July 21, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Great image - love the eye contact and tree.
Posted by Peter Evanoski on July 21, 2008 at 10:51 PM
I just came from the Umbagog region a couple of weeks ago. I had my eye for them. You have a nice image,I would love to have this in my files :toast:
Posted by R. Scott Sherman on July 22, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Another great shot, Jeff. I don't think I've seen one of these before.
Posted by Richard Hahn on July 22, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Jeff,

Good evening. Great shot you have there.The bird looks like it was checking you out too.

Rich Hahn :smile:
East Patchogue, New York
Posted by Christine Adams on July 23, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Hi Jeff! Very nice shot! I had a chance to get a few shots of them one summer in an eye level nest feeding a young male. That was cool! The chick was NEVER quiet!! Forever hungry, I guess. :smile: