The Pileated Woodpecker is elusive, mostly traveling high in the tree tops resulting in partially obscured and too distant photographs. This one entertained me close up for about ten minutes.
I was afraid I would scare him off if I moved to get better shots so I took what I could from where I first spotted him.
After he flew off into the tree tops I waited, listening to him work on the trees. I was hoping he would repeat his path as birds sometimes do, but it wasn’t to be.
Edited 12/24/2017 to correct spelling of Pileated Woodpecker.
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Wonderful photos, particularly the one where he fixes you with a stare!
Thank you, Belinda! I never expected him to look right at me like that.
Beautiful images Ellen! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you,, I’m glad you enjoyed the Piliated Woodpecker. Thanks for stopping by,