Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Pileated Woodpecker


I am linking up with World Bird Wednesday  and Nature Notes



Last Saturday I was enjoying the sunrise and watching my yardbirds from my deck. I could hear the Pileated woodie towards the back of my yard before he started flying toward me.

I was able to take a small video of the Pileated. I am still practicing with the video on my camera so the Pileated is more of a silhouette but it is still a cool yardbird. Next I would love to see the Pileated woodie on my suet feeders. 




The Downy Woodpecker






The Redbellied Woodpecker



RedBellied Woodie and a Pine Warbler


The woodpeckers are some of my favorite birds. So far in my yard I have seen the Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Redbellied Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flickers, Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers. The only other woodpecker for this area that I have not seen in my yard would be the Redhead Woodpecker. The Redhead Woodie is being seen above where I live.... like in my sisters yard in Hanover Pa and below where I live in Baltimore County. I wonder if I can bring one home from my sisters on Christmas Day. Santa, can you hear me singing all I want for Christmas is a Redhead Woodie for my yard?







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Thank you to Springman for hosting World Bird Wednesday and to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.

I also appreciate your visits and comments. I wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a great week. Be safe and Happy Birding!!!! 

46 comments:

  1. Oh... such beautiful pictures, the birds are very pretty ..

    I wish you a happy and merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

    Greetings Karin

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  2. I love all woodpeckers, and you have loads there, good photos.

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  3. so cool that you get them all! i'm sure your redhead will appear soon! :)

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  4. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
    Hope Santa brings you your Red-headed Woodpecker :)

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  5. I hope you get your Christmas wish Eileen. That little Redbellied Woodpecker is so cute.

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  6. I really like Pileated Woodpeckers. I see them quite often while in the woods. You have quite the variety, Eileen!

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  7. Woody woodpecker. I'm imagining his funny sound :D

    Enjoying your bird shots, Eileen...

    www.womenandperspectives.com

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  8. Must be Woodpecker week :D
    Lovely images of these fellows!

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  9. How lucky you are to have Pileated Woodpeckers so darn close. I loved the video. Hope they find your suet feeder...so we can enjoy the pictures.
    Merry Christmas!!!

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  10. Pretty cool video. I too am just learning what to do (or better yet what not to do) when doing video so I can appreciate what you have here. The only woodpecker we get in our yard is the Acorn Woodpecker. Keep at it with the video filming.

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  11. You have a lot of beautiful birds in your yard. I really like the idea of asking Santa for another one! Hope it works for you!! Great photos.

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  12. Nice shots, Eileen!
    Breathtaking!!!
    Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year plenty of peace, heath and LOVE!!
    BlueShell

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  13. Hi there - I have to say that Pileated Woodpecker is one of my favourite birds - a friend of mine gets them in his garden in Ohio. Spent more than a few hours watching them there!

    Have good weekend, if you have anything planned of course!

    Stewart M - Australia

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  14. the woodies certainly are enchanting birds; here's wishing you one more woodie for Christmas.

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  16. Beautiful birds! I think I've only seen the Downy woodpecker here. The Red-bellied woodie is stunner!

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  17. I hope you get your Christmas wish. I love the little guys with the red helmets on.

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  18. Congratulations Eileen! YOu are a step ahead of me, I havn't had the courage to investigate the video possibilities on my new camera as yet.

    Have a safe and very happy Christmas.

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  19. Wonderful Eileen - pileated is my spark bird but a bit of nemesis for photos :) . btw - the 2nd "downy" the male is a hairy woodpecker i think- note the longer bill compared to head size. Super close-up too.
    cheers and happy holidays :)

    dan

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  20. Quite a selection of woodpeckers you have Eileen.
    We only have 3 here, and I've only seen 2 of them.

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  21. the woodpeckers, they are so cool personalities ;) Great photos, and so many of them, I am impressed!

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  22. Haha, a Redheaded Woodpecker would make a PERFECT christmas gift for anyone! I'd be psyched just for that Pine Warbler!

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  23. Beautiful series - they are such lovely birds:)
    I wish you and your beloved happy and beautiful Christmas!

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  24. They're so very beautiful! Excellent work. We're feeding birds like mad, only to keep the kittens on the property. And still they cross the highway. Ah well. happy birds (and squirrels!)

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  25. Great birds Eileen! I absolutely love that 4th image.

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  26. Happy Holidays Eileen..I have added your link to Nature Notes..I have to say that I have a special fondness for the cranky red-bellies....Michelle

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  27. A great collection of woodpeckers. They are such awesome birds. The Pileated has such a funny look :)

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  28. Love your woodpecker images, Eileen! Haven't seen a Red-headed one either. I almost saw one once, just missed it by 30 minutes :-( I love your Christmas header! Happy Holidays to you and your family and happy productive birding in 2012!

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  29. Oh, they are gorgeous birds! Thank you for sharing.

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  30. Wonderful woody shots in your blog post!! I hope you get that Red Head under your tree!!

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  31. Oh, I would like one of those redhead woodies for my backyard! Hope you have a wonderful holiday!

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  32. I feel your pain Eileen. I have been waiting for a Red-headed woodpecker to fly into my yard for years! Super rare to see those pileateds too let alone get footage!
    Happy Holidays!

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  33. Such delightful shots!

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  34. Happy Holidays Eileen!Love your woodpeckers,maybe Santa could sent both the warbler & the red-headed woodpecker to my feeder for Christmas,I`m about 40 min.from your sister,phyllis

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  35. Lovely photos and video! We just have 2 species of woodpecker in Scotland!

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  36. oh, terrific shots, eileen,
    so glad to see this!

    beautiful birds!

    wish you and yours a very happy & merry Xmas!

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  37. Great shots! The woodpeckers are so beautiful.

    Best wishes for the Christmas Holiday!

    Greetings from Irene

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  38. in the uk we get a grand total of 3 peckers!!

    ta for sharing

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  39. Wonderful shots of these woodies! I hope you get your Christmas wish!

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  40. such a small request for santa..i hope all your wishes come true!! (wink)

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  41. Great post. I love Woodpeckers too, they are such charismatic birds and such gymnasts.

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  42. Hi Eileen, In my opinion - a "Five star" post today! Of course, I am partial to the Woodpeckers! Ha! Have a super day tomorrow! I liked that video a lot!

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  43. "Cock of the Woods," as we called pileateds where I grew up in the Alleghenies. Great pics of a great bird, Eileen. Happy Holidays!

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  44. Great shots of all the Woodies Eileen! Nice job capturing that Pileated in flight too! The Pileated Woodpecker is a photographic nemesis bird of mine. I have seen them but never gotten a good photo of one. I would give my eye teeth to have one in my yard!

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