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A bright spot on a dreary day.
KC Foggin

A bright spot on a dreary day. (Dryocopus pileatus)

Male Pileated Woodpecker
Habitat
Look for Pileated Woodpeckers in stands of mature forest with plenty of dead trees and downed logs—deep excavations into rotten wood are telltale signs of this species.
Location
backyard, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Date taken
12/14/2020
Scientific name
Dryocopus pileatus
Equipment used
Nikon D90, SIGMA 80-400/4.5-5.6 DG OS plus a 1+1/4 extender. Hand held
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A lovely detailed shot, pose, setting, lighting and capture KC, lovely job and many tfs.
 
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I'm still annoyed we missed out on this on our trip in 2018! Great bird and shot, tfs KC!
 
a great bird kc his head stands out beautiful...well done and many thanks... (y)
 
A wonderful pose, close up and detailed capture you have of this Woodpecker KC. Brilliant, well done.
 
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That's a cracker of a picture KC.

Always nice to see a woodie and I know this one is rather special. Well done lass.
 
Wow, you nailed it with those beautiful colors of this Dragon Woodpecker ( slang for what I call it). I chase them a lot in the woods but most of the time they fly away. Lucky you and great work KC.
 

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North America
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Filename
1214200PileatedWP1aWeb.jpg
File size
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Date taken
Mon, 14 December 2020 7:52 PM
Dimensions
850px x 847px

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