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Pileated Woodpecker, Hard at Work
Posting 1 of 8. To view all eight postings in this SERIES on the Pileated Woodpecker family, CLICK "Previous, Previous........."
Top image: An over-the-shoulder throw of a sliver of wood jack-hammered from the nest hole.
A small piece of wood cast sideways.
Ready to flick aside another small piece of wood chiseled from the nest hole.
Digging for more wood and.......
...coming up with a beak full which he tosses over his shoulder.
I took these images a couple of years ago, thinking that surely one of these would be the nest site. But alas, no such luck. Apparently the males make several holes/homes for inspection by his lady whom supposedly then decides which one she likes best. In this case, I observed him making two large cavities, but I never did find the nest tree.
Note, this is the first of a SERIES of eight (8)postings of a Pileated Woodpecker nest/family that I was fortunate to find and follow this spring. For the remaining postings simply click "Previous, Previous...."
Full EXIF Info | |
Date/Time | 18-Mar-2010 12:00:22 |
Make | Nikon |
Model | NIKON D300 |
Flash Used | No |
Focal Length | 300 mm |
Exposure Time | 1/1667 sec |
Aperture | f/8 |
ISO Equivalent | 800 |
Exposure Bias | 0.33 |
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