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Pileated Woodpecker-Male

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on June 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Pileated Woodpecker-Male
Found a nesting pair Saturday morning at Felsenthal NWR - 06-06-09. Female was checking out one of the holes used earlier by Wood Ducks.

40D, 500mm + stacked 1.4 + 2.0 tcs, f/13, 1/250, ISO 500, flash-fill, cropped. Image a little soft as bird was 100 yards away.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on June 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Another, closer view. Clipped some of the tail on this one.
Posted by Larry Daniel on June 6, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Excellent again Daniel. Nicely exposed and processed, great detail.

I reposted the pale purple coneflower, see if you like it better now?
Posted by Rod Kissinger on June 6, 2009 at 6:45 PM
My expertise on birds is minimal. Perhaps the Avian gallery could offer you better critiques.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on June 7, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Rod - Thanks for the suggestion.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 8, 2009 at 9:36 PM
It's nice to see a photo of one of these. The first and only time I've seen one I was driving a back road near Topeka, KS. I didn't know they existed at the time and was amazed by it's prominent head/beak and stark coloration. I'd love to get one in my sites again now that I have at least a reasonable setup to capture one. Thanks for sharing Daniel.