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The early bird gets the photos
2008.01.06
Taken at around 7:30 this morning, just after daybreak. This guy was at the top of the oak tree behind our house, about 35-40 feet up, and about 50 or 60 feet from where I took this picture.
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Not the sharpest picture, but since I've only seen him once before, and he's so far away, any picture is a good one for me. He's a pileated woodpecker, and about 15 to 20 inches long. His hammering is so loud I could hear it from inside the house, with no windows open.
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Not a good shot by any stretch of the imagination, but it gives you an idea of his wing span.
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That bird is huge? Were you taking the shot from the back deck?
????? · 2008-01-06: 13:06
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He most definitely is huge! I took the shot from my bathroom window. He was so high in the tree that you couldn't see him unless you crouched low and looked up.
ncshutterbug · 2008-01-06: 13:08
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Cool! I saw one (or another similarly large woodpecker) once in the park, before I had my good camera. You're right about the LOUD. I thought someone was using a nailgun. The little downy woodpeckers I see in our yard sound like someone rapping their fingernails on a table.
lorinalynn · 2008-01-06: 16:59
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