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Rare Bird

Postby Roughrider » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:39 pm

I don't know how many of you are bird watchers, but this was a rare catch this morning, this is a Pileated woodpecker, rare to see, I'm quite glad to get some pictures.
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:50 pm

Ooh, just like the cartoon!
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby a1 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:04 pm

That's a nice bird. I love the last shot. ;)
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Hagar » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:23 pm

Nice one.

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Re: Rare Bird

Postby beaky » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:43 pm

What a catch! I've seen a couple, but never when I had a camera.
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Brando14100 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:45 pm

Woody Woodpecker
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Omag 2.0 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:25 pm

Fantastic birds... I'd love to see one at work. They must be very fast to produce that ticking sound...
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Roughrider » Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:01 pm

Ya, he is the one that Woody the Woodpecker was suppose to look like, some on here probably don't even know who Woody the Woodpecker is. As far as the sound, it sounds like someone hitting the tree with a steel pipe, funny he doesn't get a headache.
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Willit Run » Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:34 pm

Nice catch, Mark!!  The Woodpeckers I've seen around here are grey, white and black!!
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Boss_BlueAngels » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:21 pm

I love those guys!  We have them all over where I live.
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Re: Rare Bird

Postby Isak922 » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:34 am

We have at least one around here!

Sadly, never seen the little guy...

Very hard not to hear him though! ::) :-X :-/
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