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Pileated Woodpecker
A very active Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus Pileatus) behind our house.
Habitat
Small evergreen wooded area
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date taken
January 11, 2009
Scientific name
Dryocopus Pileatus
Equipment used
Olympus E-510, 42-150mm lens
Lucky you, nice looking Pecker, good shot. Welcome to Birdforum.Net, look forward to seeing more from you.
 
I don't see these very often and when I do, it is from a great distance. Congrats on a great image.
 
Thanks for all your comments. It is not often that I get a decent picture of a bird.

This particular one didn't seen frightened by me.
 

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