A Pileated Pop-over

I went outside to fill the feeders yesterday afternoon and heard the unmistakable Woody Woodpecker call of a Pileated Woodpecker;  a moment later, this fellow flew overhead and landed on a neighbor’s pine tree.

I didn’t have time to count to two Mississippi before he had flown away, but I did manage to fire off a quick shot with the camera.

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Isn’t he odd looking in the most glorious of ways!

And who knows…maybe one day he will land on the deck and pause to pose for more than a moment!  Hey, a girl can dream, right?

13 thoughts on “A Pileated Pop-over

  1. Woohoo! We have two that visit, and they are so skiddish! In person they are so prehistoric looking – aren’t they?! They fascinate me!

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