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Sep 15, 2009 16:57 |  #1

I heard this guy from across a small lake. They sure are loud.


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Sep 15, 2009 17:03 |  #2

Whoa! Very nice shot! You must have gotten pretty close.
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Sep 15, 2009 17:11 |  #3

pttenn wrote in post #8650613 (external link)
Whoa! Very nice shot! You must have gotten pretty close.
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Thanks Karen!
I did get pretty close. There was another one a little farther away, but I spooked both right after taking this shot.


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Sep 15, 2009 17:29 |  #4

Nice shot


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Sep 15, 2009 17:32 |  #5

good shot!
looks like the woodies are on parade now. ;) for a while there it was hummers...


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Sep 16, 2009 01:14 |  #6

Nice shot...I would love to see one of these big boys!


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Sep 16, 2009 02:49 |  #7

Such a cool bird, nice shot..


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Sep 16, 2009 09:23 |  #8

Great capture of an often very elusive bird.


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Sep 16, 2009 10:33 |  #9

Great capture of the "grandmaster" of woodpeckers.


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Sep 16, 2009 19:07 |  #10

Pileated are just amazing to see at work. Lovely image.




  
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Sep 17, 2009 17:13 |  #11

Nicely done. Haven't seen one myself yet... so I love seeing the photos here.


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Sep 17, 2009 18:19 |  #12

nice, I saw 2 a few weekends ago when I was up in northern ontario, I got pretty close and of course a millisecond before I shoot it flew away :(

and yeah they are darn loud :)


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Sep 17, 2009 18:40 |  #13

Very nice shot.


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