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May 30, 2010 13:28 | #1

My busy time of year is winding down a bit and I finaly have time to post a few images. Here are some images of one of the birds I've focused on this season. I hope you like them. Thanks for looking.

1.Pileated Woodpecker in Flight on Green BG

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/LBPW4.jpg

2. Pileated Woodpecker Banking Topside

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/LBPW3.jpg

3. Pileated Woodpecker Landing Approach

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4. Pileated Woodpecker Banking Bottomside

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/LBPW1.jpg

5. Pileated Woodpecker - I call this the bullet pose

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/V6.jpg

6. Pileated Woodpecker In Flight on Varied BG

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/PW17.jpg

7. Bald Eagle with Cat - I just wanted to see if you were paying attention so I snuck in a couple of non WP images.

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/BEP1.jpg

8. Juvenile Crested Caracara

IMAGE: http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/CC1.jpg

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May 30, 2010 13:38 | #2

Jim, this is another fantastic series. The caracara shot blows me away.

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May 30, 2010 14:38 | #4

A pulchritudinous set Jim! damned shame about the poor cat.

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May 30, 2010 15:21 | #5

bw! brilliant shots

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May 30, 2010 16:18 | #6

Gotta agree about the cat. But your shots are beautiful. No way I can get close to a Piliated up here...but I sure can hear them!
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May 30, 2010 16:46 | #7

Wow, these are all so good. I have seen a Pileated in flight a few times, but the stop shots make it much better.

Bald Eagle with Cat

Wait, is that a House Cat? I have been waiting for this. I knew, if the eagle numbers kept going up, and they have been, then they would be forced to take targets of opportunities. Since we humans have killed or driven off all their natural prey, cats and dogs would be next.

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May 30, 2010 16:49 | #8

Amazing shots Jim each and every one.
Why poor cat? When someone posts an Eagle or Osprey with a fish no one says poor fish. It's not like this cat was someone's pet. Feral cats kill thousands of birds and nestlings every year. They are second only to building/tower strikes in songbird mortality causes. I say way to go Eagle.

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May 30, 2010 17:00 | #9

Nice series...like them all but #8 is my favorite

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May 30, 2010 17:09 | #10

Very nice group of Pileated WP pics,,very hard to even see one around here,,& to catch one in flight is super,,,,Nice Jim
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May 30, 2010 17:36 | #11

Got to agree with Chuck. I love cats, but after seeing the NatGeo hour movie about house cats that are let out by unsuspecting cat owners, and the damage they do, I have to say, House Cats need to be kept on a leash or in the house. They are little Frankensteins when let out at night, doing untold amounts of damage to the native critters. I know many are already taken by Owls, and Coyotes, but to see an eagle with one makes my day.

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May 30, 2010 17:38 | #12

Nice shots. I guess Fluffy will not be coming home tonight.

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May 30, 2010 17:40 as a reply to @ canonloader's post | #13

Absolutely incredible shots! What lens and camera was used here? The shots look allot like a 500 f4.

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May 30, 2010 23:06 | #14

Fantastic set of shots Jim......can I borrow that eagle, there are a few cats I'll have waiting on him when he gets here.

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May 31, 2010 05:41 | #15

Wow, fantastic shots, I love No.8

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