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In reply to the discussion: Female pileated woodpecker [View all]

Diamond_Dog

(35,135 posts)
5. What a great shot!
Sat May 18, 2024, 03:55 PM
May 2024

These bids are notoriously shy so you must have been in the right place at the right time! I’ve only been lucky enough to see one in my backyard once.

I alway thought that this is the bird Woody Woodpecker was based on.

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Female pileated woodpecker [View all] Mousetoescamper May 2024 OP
I love hearing them ! FirstLight May 2024 #1
And the cackle. SarahD May 2024 #2
Those live in my neighborhood. SamKnause May 2024 #3
This is a beautiful bird in a photo that more than does her justice, my dear Mousetoescamper . . . CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #4
Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #7
What a great shot! Diamond_Dog May 2024 #5
Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #9
There was another woodpecker that looked similar but was supposed to be extinct captain queeg May 2024 #6
The ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to be extinct Mousetoescamper May 2024 #10
ha. thats purrrfect. ka dak ak. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #8
Great shot! Grumpy Old Guy May 2024 #11
Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #12
Redheads always have something special about them. calimary May 2024 #13
Naturally hot stuff: fire, passion, danger, vitality. Mousetoescamper May 2024 #14
Love those birds! Nice catch! HAB911 May 2024 #15
Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #16
I was wondering how to tell that this is a female, so i googled. ShazzieB May 2024 #17
Thanks! Mousetoescamper May 2024 #18
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