pileated woodpecker

this is really amazing shot! its not easy to catch this kind of shot! very clear and nice colors…bravo again amico!

love it! blurred background made this woodpecker standing out even more, great work.

That is a beautiful capture! What a beautiful bird! She must be ready and desparate to build her nest?

perfect capture and exposure

This is such a great shot….very clear and great light !

what a great capture well done

great shot. gorgeous colors and texture.

Ahhh.l.. A Pileated Woodpecker! These things are huge birds for woodpeckers and are very loud from what a friend has told me. I’ve yet to score one of these creatures…. Great shot!

I can never get enough of these birds . . . . just perfect in every way James . . .

Fantastic capture James

Such a crisp shot..beautiful colors too! well done James!

amazing shot…I’ve been trying to capture a shot of one in my front yard for months…can’t get close enough…time to break out the ole feed bag…lol…love the color…..

AMAZING CAPTURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gorgeous shot this is so sharp and crisp

outstanding love pilieated woodpeckers we get one in our yard…but he knows when i have my camera..well done

You were so lucky to get this.. they take off if you burp.. or move.. great capture ..

great shot even has signs of its drilling for insects, these shots are hard to come by with this absconding critter

That is simply masterful work JK- how you got that close without it taking off is a testament to your skill. Fantastic!

Fantastic shot J.K!!

James, great catch here! I have always loved these big woodpeckers. We had them up in Montana too; you could here ‘em banging on a tree a mile away. The only woodpecker larger than the pileated is the Ivory-billed; and sadly is probably now extinct. Well seen and captured, Amigo! Cheers! Chris

beautiful shot! so clear,

thats a corker James. maybe you came across the only deaf bird that lived!!! strangely enough i just missed a woodpecker last week, god knows why but it was in the front garden just walking around. like you i was tiptoe through two bushes, got set and ready just about to open the e510, when one of my cats come bolting out of nowhere and threw himself at it. scared the life out of me!!!

WOW! This is amazing! Pileateds are notoriously shy., so lucky you! There is a pair of Pileateds that roost in the woods next to my parent’s home in Hurley, WI. I’ve tried to get a shot numerous times, but no luck yet. I covet your 600 lens. I do have a shot of a tree that they destroyed. I think I’ll add that to my page today.

Very beautiful capture!!! The clarity and details are stunning! I get to excited and they fly away from me, LOL!

Fabulous shot! Love the texture and the beautiful red feathers

amazing shot

Super capture!!!

What a great capture JK, you’ve done well mate, this is a beautiful bird & thanks to you’re skillful effort allowing viewers to seeup close, just beautiful mate!!

What a stunning capture JK!! Such beautiful detail and clarity. They have such beautiful voices too!! I loved the wholes he put in the tree,awesome composition!!! :-) Brilliant shot

LOvely.

Great shot, what a gorgeous pecker :) :)

What a great shot. Nice color and very clear. Great Job!!!!!

what an awesome shot! aren’t these guys incredible? we used to see them in arkansas…they are so big!!! very nice!

She is fantastic!!!

Fantastic shot Jk!

Beautiful!

JK you nailed this one! I would LOVE to get close enough to one of these for this!

You sure captured the personnality of that fellow bird ,not easy to shoot ,fantastic colors and details.

Fantastic color and details,, Beautiful bird and image

Heel mooi en scherpe foto!

Nice photo! I saw one once back in 1976 and never again.

Stunning shot JK – what a beautifully detailed piece of work this is – Love it

Excellent nature pic my friend,wonderful focus and DoF!

JK this is a wonderful capture!!! I love it!

Excellent!! I have seen these…..but never able to get close enough…and don’t think I have a lens that would get that either. Was it a VR lens? Love this!.. :)

another great shot ..very very cool

woodpeckers have to be some of my favorite birds! i’ve yet to see the pileated but was blessed with 1 male and 2 female ivory billed when i was down in Tennessee! unfortunately i had about 20 hikers creating mayhem on the trail behind me so after he walked onto my path the 3 of them took off. lucky you!

Great details. Love those wholes in the tree. You were really lucky to get so close!

great picture and exactly the same way i got a sparrow hawk take a picture and move a step closer in fact any wild life that you stumble across unexpectedly the same rules apply good hunting