Male Pileated woodpecker

The male pileated woodpecker is especially cautious before entering the nest to feed the wee ones. He inches his way towards the entrance looking in every direction for signs of danger. Here he takes one final glance before climbing in.

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Great shot Barry.

Beautiful shot and you caught him in nice light too.

Beautiful shot Barry, catching the light well on the eye there.

TedEllis wrote in post #16925971
Great shot Barry.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #16925975
Beautiful shot and you caught him in nice light too.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #16926564
Beautiful shot Barry, catching the light well on the eye there.

Thank you all so much.
Some people spend their lives searching for Bigfoot.
I prefer the beauty of the birds in my own backyard.

Excellent capture Barry.

You're fortunate to have this in your backyard! Nice shot!

I wish I had Pileated in my backyard.
Great shot.

Your captures are just getting better and better all the time Barry!
This one is especially well executed in showing Mr. P. If there were room in the nest I'm sure the Mrs. would love a copy to hang on the wall
Seriously, great detail and focus. You've got a real winner here.

Beautiful shot Barry, looks like you were at the same level with the woody, were you in a tree when you took this shot?

Thanks, jodelak. No tree climbing involved for this one.
The nest is on a fairly steep slope with the cavity on the uphill side.
Thanks again!

Beautiful capture! Well done.

Very nice Barry, these bird's are doing wonders for your shooting in the dark !! awesome

Great shot Barry, you're so fortunate to have them in your 'backyard'... keep em coming

LOVE this one Barry....nice light for a change, super sharp shot.