Dryocopus Pileatus

Well i finally got myself a Picture of a Pileated Woodpecker :) I was running between trouble calls today and got a glimpse of this guy going from tree to tree .So i pulled my truck over for a few minutes and this guy stopped and gave just the one pose. I would have loved to get in closer and get some good feather detail but it was not going to happen lol . He only gave me time for one capture :)

Nice shot Knight!!! I've got a dozen or more pics of them, but none that good.

Very nice shot, beautiful bird too!

Well caught Knight, the spontaneous ones are always the most exciting.

Piliateds are very tough to get close too , so you did outstanding!