Male Pileated Woodpecker "building" a nest

hTr wrote in post #9355339
Awesome Find!!!!

but I only found it because I watched the Pileated make it....am really sorta bummed that it toppled.

Excellent series... I really like them all!

sparker1 wrote in post #9355344
Now you get to watch and photograph his new nest.

thanks and hopefully i get that lucky

Sprint8 wrote in post #9355352
Excellent series... I really like them all!

thanks

"Hammer Time!" Don't know why, but that was the thought racing through my head. Awesome shots.

raypix813 wrote in post #9358918
"Hammer Time!" Don't know why, but that was the thought racing through my head. Awesome shots.

thanks

also I added the picture of the nest update to the first post since many are probably missing it where I updated in this thread

Missed what probably was a pretty rare opportunity last weekend...Wife looked out the window and said there was TWO woodpeckers in the tree in front of our house...sure enough I look and there were TWO MALE Pileated woodpeckers...by the time I got my camera and was raising it to take the shot they flew away ...not sure how often 2 males are within a couple of feet in the same tree but as hard as these birds are to come by I figured it was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I missed out on...

anyway...with regards to the original pics posted I was wondering if people would be willing to let me know which would be the best to submit for a photo contest....not sure what contest yet but I do think that one of them is at least worthy of submission...if for nothing else but because of the action of the nest build going on.

tia

super shots - well captured

No bird does it quite like Woody the Wood Chipper. Outstanding series.

I'm torn between 3 and 4 for a contest entry. Maybe a slight more crop on 4 would be a good possibility.

Shame their nest was lost. The adult male Pileated will chip out several holes in their breeding area to try and please a potential mate. Hopefully they found an alternate nesting site in one of the other holes nearby. It would be worth a look around.

Very nice series Eagle i. I haven't commented on this site in quite a while, but shots like these remind me why potn is special. Thanks!

Also, don't you love the sounds of a Pileated creating a nest or hunting for food? I tend to think to myself, "Is that some crazy person swinging a sledge hammer against a tree?" Oh, it's just a small bird doing what it does best. Amazing little creatures!

-John-

Great series. Making those chips fly, isn't he? Often wonder why these guys don't get terrible headaches!

dgraham329 wrote in post #11652450
super shots - well captured

thanks

Nighthound wrote in post #11652468
No bird does it quite like Woody the Wood Chipper. Outstanding series.

I'm torn between 3 and 4 for a contest entry. Maybe a slight more crop on 4 would be a good possibility.

Shame their nest was lost. The adult male Pileated will chip out several holes in their breeding area to try and please a potential mate. Hopefully they found an alternate nesting site in one of the other holes nearby. It would be worth a look around.

I am leaning towards pic 3 but 4 is one that makes me scratch my head

ZeroFiveOne wrote in post #11653206
Very nice series Eagle i. I haven't commented on this site in quite a while, but shots like these remind me why potn is special. Thanks!

Also, don't you love the sounds of a Pileated creating a nest or hunting for food? I tend to think to myself, "Is that some crazy person swinging a sledge hammer against a tree?" Oh, it's just a small bird doing what it does best. Amazing little creatures!

-John-

Thank you very much and yeah those birds have a "heavy" beak

bettyn wrote in post #11653552
Great series. Making those chips fly, isn't he? Often wonder why these guys don't get terrible headaches!

I was getting a headache watching him when I was taking those pics.