Kevin Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Pileated Woodpecker 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Only got one photo of them. Â 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) Downtown Lexington, SC. March, 2020. I obviously have other PIWOs shots, but these two flew in, feuding, as I got out of the car to order lunch that day. And then the bee landed on the back of my neck, stung when I swatted, and it was Epipen time and a trip to the ER. Edited December 4, 2022 by Charlie Spencer 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Downtown Lexington, SC. March, 2020. I obviously have other PIWOs shots, but these two were feuding while I was about to order lunch. And then the bee landed on the back of my neck, stung when I swatted, and it was Epipen time and a trip to the ER. Did they manage to save the bee at the ER??? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Bird Brain said: Did they manage to save the bee at the ER??? May your next molt cycle stop halfway through. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Just now, Charlie Spencer said: May your next molt cycle stop halfway through. I wish it would!! My current molt cycle consists of losing my hair!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 The local ones are really shy so any photo is a good one. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbruenjes Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Somehow I missed them on my NY trip this summer. Hopefully I’ll get them in Florida in a month. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I've never gotten a decent photo of one. (I've personally never found @Charlie Spencer to be very photogenic). Ironically, the photo below was taken here in Sacramento, two light poles down from my house.  11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Cell phone cameras are great, but not for bird pictures. And that is all I had for this photo 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Their wingspan is so impressive. Absolutely majestic in flight. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 While not very frequent visitors in the past, I used to see them in the yard at least a few times a year, until I moved here. I have yet to see one in my yard since we moved here two years ago. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I get to play this week: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499146401 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, dragon49 said: I get to play this week: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499146401 And you played very well. Nice shot! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Â 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I have seen a ton of these and they are often cooperative for photos. I have a lot to choose from in my easy to find Woodpecker folder. I know I have even more but I was too lazy to look in my dated folders. The dated folders contain thousands of photos so no easy task. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 8 hours ago, lonesome55dove said:  This the range most of my PIWO photos were taken at, only not as in focus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 18 hours ago, Bird Brain said: I've never gotten a decent photo of one. (I've personally never found @Charlie Spencer to be very photogenic). Ironically, the photo below was taken here in Sacramento, two light poles down from my house.  Wow! That's a crazy good bird! Are you in Sacramento County itself? Or are you out in the foothills in Placer, Amador or EL Dorado counties. I'm asking because there are ZERO Pileated Woodpecker records for Sac County, so that would be the first county record! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 17 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Wow! That's a crazy good bird! Are you in Sacramento County itself? Or are you out in the foothills in Placer, Amador or EL Dorado counties. I'm asking because there are ZERO Pileated Woodpecker records for Sac County, so that would be the first county record! I'm in the city of Sacramento itself, in North Sac. I took this in Oct 2012, two light poles down from my house. I thought it was odd to see a Pileated in town, though there are quite a few trees around here. Never thought about it being any kind of record, though...... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 17 minutes ago, Bird Brain said: I'm in the city of Sacramento itself, in North Sac. I took this in Oct 2012, two light poles down from my house. I thought it was odd to see a Pileated in town, though there are quite a few trees around here. Never thought about it being any kind of record, though...... That is a weird place for a Pileated! Certainly not where I would expect the first county record to show up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bird Brain said: I'm in the city of Sacramento itself, in North Sac. I took this in Oct 2012, two light poles down from my house. I thought it was odd to see a Pileated in town, though there are quite a few trees around here. Never thought about it being any kind of record, though...... I'd highly recommend getting it reported to ebird. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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