A pileated Woodpecker - Wildlife Gardeners

Kildale · 11-26-2009, 01:26 AM

I have had a pileated calling in for the last couple of years. This year t brought a juvenile. Although I took a few shots of it feeding the youngster, I didn't get one good enough to show here. Here are some shots.

Leslie · 11-26-2009, 02:21 AM

Awesome pictures!!!!

biigblueyes · 11-26-2009, 12:28 PM

Wow - great shots. That woodpecker is posing for you.

Sage · 11-26-2009, 10:24 PM

oh, try to get us a feeding shot! They are such fantastic birds!

Kildale · 11-27-2009, 12:02 AM

I said I didn't have great shots feeding, this is about the best one.

Teresa · 11-27-2009, 08:03 AM

Lovely!

What do you put out for them (if anything)?
And. . . how do you keep the squirrels from raiding?

We have a pair in our neighborhood woods that I see now and then, but they haven't come to our woodpecker feeder yet, though we do get Downies.

What great pictures!

havalotta · 11-27-2009, 08:18 AM

Is there any way of posting a video I took?
Last week I caught one on film pounding a hole in a tree.
It's amazing how hard they strike it!

Equilibrium · 11-27-2009, 11:10 PM

"I said I didn't have great shots feeding," Liar liar... pants on fire.

I've got pileated woodpeckers around me. I've yet to get anything more than a dot on a tree in a photo. What did you put out for them?

Kildale · 11-28-2009, 12:07 AM

I put a suet mix in a log that I secured to the deck railings. It used to come and wait a few feet away till I pushed some food into a couple of large cracks. As soon as I left it flew to it. The cracks got larger as she chopped bits away.

havalotta · 11-28-2009, 04:01 PM

All my shots were a bit out of focus in the lower lighting but the video turned out good!

11-26-2009, 01:26 AM	#1
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	A pileated Woodpecker I have had a pileated calling in for the last couple of years. This year t brought a juvenile. Although I took a few shots of it feeding the youngster, I didn't get one good enough to show here. Here are some shots. Attached Thumbnails

11-26-2009, 02:21 AM	#2
Leslie Salamander Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Olympia, WA	Awesome pictures!!!! __________________ Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. -- Kahlil Gibran

11-26-2009, 12:28 PM	#3
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	Wow - great shots. That woodpecker is posing for you. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

11-26-2009, 10:24 PM	#4
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	oh, try to get us a feeding shot! They are such fantastic birds! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

11-27-2009, 12:02 AM	#5
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	I said I didn't have great shots feeding, this is about the best one. Attached Thumbnails

11-27-2009, 08:03 AM	#6
Teresa Salamander Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Annapolis, MD	Lovely! What do you put out for them (if anything)? And. . . how do you keep the squirrels from raiding? We have a pair in our neighborhood woods that I see now and then, but they haven't come to our woodpecker feeder yet, though we do get Downies. What great pictures!

11-27-2009, 08:18 AM	#7
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Is there any way of posting a video I took? Last week I caught one on film pounding a hole in a tree. It's amazing how hard they strike it! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

11-27-2009, 11:10 PM	#8
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	"I said I didn't have great shots feeding," Liar liar... pants on fire. I've got pileated woodpeckers around me. I've yet to get anything more than a dot on a tree in a photo. What did you put out for them? __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

11-28-2009, 12:07 AM	#9
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	I put a suet mix in a log that I secured to the deck railings. It used to come and wait a few feet away till I pushed some food into a couple of large cracks. As soon as I left it flew to it. The cracks got larger as she chopped bits away. Attached Thumbnails

11-28-2009, 04:01 PM	#10
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	All my shots were a bit out of focus in the lower lighting but the video turned out good! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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