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Copyright: Jean Yves Bissonnette (JYB)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-04-05 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM |
| Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1250 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-04-05 20:17 |
| Viewed: 496 |
| Points: 10 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Description below. Have a nice day to all. JYB
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 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)
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, male has red crown and forehead and red in black mustache stripe. Female has gray to yellow-brown forehead and no red in mustache stripe.
Sound
Call a loud, ringing "kuk-kuk-kuk." Drumming loud and resonant.
Status
Pileated Woodpecker populations declined greatly with the clearing of the eastern forests. The species rebounded in the middle 20th century, and has been increasing slowly but steadily in most of its range. Only in Arkansas do numbers seem to be going down.
Other Names
Grand pic (French)
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.
Source: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Pileated_Woodpecker.html |
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Hi Jean,
Very impressive looking large woodpecker like the Black Woodpecker in Northern Europe. Good POV, pose and composition as well as sharpness of detail. Good work!
TFS
Pekka
- jossim
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(11724) - [2008-04-06 3:04]
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Bonjour Jean Yves,
Superbe prise,vous avez beaucoup de chance de croiser cet oiseau.
Merci.
Joseph
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- Art_R
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(1525) - [2008-04-06 5:04]
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Hello Jean , a very nice photo of this woodpecker , with good color and detail , I like the debris falling from its excavation , well timed.
regards
Art
Bonjour Jean-Yves,
Belle prise, très dynamique! Un peu trop de tronc, un cardage vertical serait plus favorable. Bon travail!
Merci,
Eugène
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- lise
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(2501) - [2008-04-06 13:27]
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Bonjour Jean-Yves,
Excellente capture de cet impressionnant grand pic. J'adore ces copeaux de bois qui tombent. Belles couleurs et prise de vue, la lumière est parfaite.
Bravo!
Lise
