Sunday, February 28, 2010

Pileated Woodpecker

I'm not sure why I went into the guest bedroom this morning on my way down to make breakfast, but I looked out the window and saw a pileated woodpecker pecking at the large old maple in the front yard. Matt ran down and got the camera and I got a few photos through the window. It was early (6:30) and the sky was gray so the contrast wasn't great. However, iPhoto does a great job enhancing images.

4 comments:

miss m said...

You must have sensed he was there. Lovely pic !

Kalena Michele said...

A beautiful sight. Do you see them often? Thanks for sharing :)

Marcia said...

You must have heard its drumming. It looks like it may be making a nesting cavity in that tree. It will be back if it is.

Sandy said...

We have many pileated woodpeckers in our area, which is a wooded area on the outskirts of Seattle, Washington, USA. They are pretty birds, aren't they?