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Pileated Woodpecker


Pileated Woodpecker
Photo Information
Copyright: Lise Villeneuve (lise) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 51 N: 548] (2875)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-25
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, B+W 77mm MRC Slim UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-15 5:40
Viewed: 728
Points: 23
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I never saw a Pileated Woodpecker before and suddenly, in a same week, I encountered three all in different locations.... talk about luck :)

(Pileated Woodpecker , Grand pic)

Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Its loud ringing calls and huge, rectangular excavations in dead trees announce its presence in forests across the North American continent.

Description

• Large woodpecker.
• Red crest on head.
• Black body.
• Size: 40-49 cm (16-19 in)
• Wingspan: 66-75 cm (26-30 in)
• Weight: 250-350 g (8.83-12.36 ounces

Cool Facts

• The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half.

• A Pileated Woodpecker pair stays together on its territory all year round. It will defend the territory in all seasons, but will tolerate floaters during the winter.

• The feeding excavations of a Pileated Woodpecker are so extensive that they often attract other birds. Other woodpeckers, as well as House Wrens, may come and feed there.

• The Pileated Woodpecker prefers large trees for nesting. In young forests, it will use any large trees remaining from before the forest was cut. Because these trees are larger than the rest of the forest, they present a lightning hazard to the nesting birds.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Pileated_Woodpecker.html
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Fantastic Lise!

Great DOF and you've captured the bird in an excellent pose. Love his red crest!

cheers, Femke

Lise,

I love this,
Wow,
Great capture and the BG gives a special feeling,

fototab

Hi Lise
incredible bird
great capture with difficult but beautifull fall bg and perfect exposure of the bird with very nice eye, colours and pose. maybe just a little bit more usm could even improve the picture
GREAT
tfs
tom

bonjour lise
dommage de ne pas autoriser les retouches,en general c'est plutot instructif!j'avais preparé un WS mais je vais me le garder.
il portait sur le fait que l'image serait surement mieux en la redressant.
le pic manque de piqué mais je pense que vous avez du recadrer pas mal l'image.
laurent

Bonsoir Lise très bonne Photo et très bel animal.
Salutations Jeff

I always appreciate the birds. We have one similar to this here in Washington State US. This is the classic pose and well coloured. Another in the list of my favorite birds..
Bob

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-11-15 18:17]

Chanceuse ! :-) J'aimerais bien le rencontrer un jour moi aussi ! Elle est excellente cette photo, avec ces tons sombres le Grand Pic n'est pas facile à photographier mais toi tu as très bien réussi à capter les détails de ces plumes noires, bravo ! Merci Lise !

Mario

bonjour Lise

une belle prise que tu as fait-là et je vois que
c'est dans ma ville de Laval, alors je vais faire
attention quand j'irais faire des photos

dans ta photo c'est la pose classique du grand pic
très belles couleurs dans l'ensemble de l'image,
j'aime l'angle de vue, TFS

Asbed

Salut Lise!
WOW quel bon coup! Ces grands pics sont difficiles d'approche mais (et) tellement majestueux avec leur drôle de coiffure rouge! Superbes détails et des couleurs automnales magnifiques...
BRAVO et MERCI!


Claude

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2007-11-16 19:23]

Hello Lise,
Great capture of this big woodpecker, focus and exposure are spot on, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 163 W: 1 N: 119] (2404)
  • [2007-11-17 3:47]

Bonjour Lise,
Superbe photo! Les couleurs du feuillage en BG donne de la valeur à ta photo. J'aime la composition.
Merci,
Roger

Magnifique, ils sot effectrivemetn très rare celui-ci est très beau sur ce beau Bg de belles couleurs automnales.
Bravo
Marie

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