While I was out on the back deck the other day, I happened to glance over at the side yard just in time to see a female Pileated Woodpecker making her way up a tree. You can tell its a female because the streak on the side of her cheek is black instead of crown-matching red.
For most of her brief visit she was hidden behind tangles of branches and clusters of leaves, but there was one spot where she was out in the open long enough to get a couple of pictures.
I wish she would have come closer (the side yard is a bit of a stretch to get a sharp shot) or lingered long enough in the clearing to strike a few more prehistoric poses, but alas, I shall choose to be grateful for the glimpse!
Difficult conditions or not, you’ve managed to get a couple of lovely shots, Kathy! Sometimes a brief glimpse is all we get, and it’s worth being grateful for it. 😊
They’re beautiful birds Kathy, so glad you got to see her and a few shots, I see a Green on one of my walks now and again but, glimpses only ….. one day
I had one in my yard once this summer. Haven’t seen them here for years. Hoping they’ll stop by for suet this winter.