20100319 070 Pileated Woodpecker SERIES.jpg by Hank Vander Velde

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19-MAR-2010	Hank v/d Velde

20100319 070 Pileated Woodpecker SERIES.jpg

Home Depot Special - "ONE BIG HAMMER DRILL"

Six Images - six views of Woodies bill.

The male and female Pileated Woodpecker seem to take turns banging away at and excavating large cavities in various trees. They have been hard at it for the past week. They sure can chisel out large vertical holes and/or drill nice, perfectly round holes with their sharply pointed beaks

I'm not sure if they are just looking for food or trying to find a new place to set up house. It seems they have been kicking tires for several days now, not quite sure of the neighbourhood or whether they want a one or two story abode. I'm just glad he/she isn't drumming on my behind. That's some BILL they have.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4G ED VR
1/800s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	19-Mar-2010 09:50:32
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	500 mm
Exposure Time	1/800 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Robert D. McAlpine		26-Mar-2010 00:15
Wow what close shots! Well done!

Len		24-Mar-2010 13:41
Some more good shots of woody Hank,well taken!!!

Gary Fairhead		23-Mar-2010 15:10
Nicely done Hank and I hope you had a sawdust filter on your lens '-) I saw the male last week cleaning out an existing hole( leaves etc,) for about 5 minutes. I thought that was unusual since I believed they always excavated a new home every year...maybe it was a previous home and he went on auto mode (?)

Milan Vogrin		23-Mar-2010 14:52
Great shots!V!

Nora van Beek		23-Mar-2010 00:54
I've only been able to get a fleeting glimpse of these birds and then that is rare. Thanks for these really great close ups. ~V~

Lieve Snellings		22-Mar-2010 21:07
wonerful ! v

Colin Storey		22-Mar-2010 20:42
Six fantastic close up shots.

bill friedlander		22-Mar-2010 18:54
Great series Hank. Those bills can be a dangerous weapon. V

Fong Lam		22-Mar-2010 16:22
I always love your beautiful series of story telling images, Hank. These woodpeckers have very sharp beaks indeed...V

Yiannis Pavlis		22-Mar-2010 15:28
What a great find and an excellent capture! They all great Hank.

Char		22-Mar-2010 14:49
Fantastic detailed captures Hank! Every picture is wonderful. \/

Peter Stahl		22-Mar-2010 14:47
Excellent series Hank! :-)

Guest		22-Mar-2010 13:46
Fabulous series, sharp with gorgeous color and detail ,v

Carol Rollins		22-Mar-2010 13:15
Wow, those are some strong bills they have! Great series Hank! ~

Penny B		22-Mar-2010 11:24
Fabulous series Hank. Hope they do set up house.

lou_rozensteins		22-Mar-2010 09:02
Lovely series again. Well done.

Giancarlo Guzzardi		22-Mar-2010 07:40
detailed series

January Grey		22-Mar-2010 06:10
Goes to show what one can accomplish with the proper tools! Terrific series, Hank!!

Bryan Murahashi		22-Mar-2010 05:48
Excellent captures of this woodpecker and its handywork.

marko gregoric		22-Mar-2010 05:48
Awesome catch Hank. V.

slhoornstra		22-Mar-2010 04:51
Wonderful work, Hank. It is a pleasure to see this bird so well and at so many angles. V

hge54		22-Mar-2010 04:50
Great series of a very uncommon bird, and the work it did on that trunk.

Marcela Mejia Photography		22-Mar-2010 04:07
Amazing close-ups, excellent series Hank.

Shelly- VA Beach		22-Mar-2010 03:08
Wonderful series on a magnificent bird...excellent captures.

Monique Trempe		22-Mar-2010 01:32
I am impressed by the quality of photos! Beautiful series. V

Guest		22-Mar-2010 01:28
Fantastic series again, Hank. V.

Jean D		22-Mar-2010 00:40
Outstanding series of sharp captures. Well done, Hank!

Stan Wojick		22-Mar-2010 00:19
Great shots Hank - I may have to come up and visit you

Simon Chandler		22-Mar-2010 00:01
Fantastic images of the various poses of the subject. v

Jim Coffman		21-Mar-2010 23:57
Wow, excellent series,Hank!

Stephanie		21-Mar-2010 23:44
That's some lens you have to shoot these magnificent birds!!! V

an nguyen		21-Mar-2010 23:42
Whoa, what a stunning series.

Tom Munson		21-Mar-2010 23:16
Terrific series, Hank! You got close the the action.

jychamberland		21-Mar-2010 23:13
Wow! wonderful serie Hank!

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