This is a distant (...very distant!) photograph of the Pileated Woodpecker in flight. He cried out in between pecks quite loudly in the trees nearby, then flew off to the next batch of trees at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed in Pennington, NJ. An interesting tidbit about the pronunciation of the name: I thought it was pronounced Pil-eated as in to take your "Pill", but it is "Pay"leated (as in apple PIE.) dictionary.reference.com/browse/pileated
The sun was setting when this male Red-winged Blackbird sang his heart out on a plant stem in the field at the Mercer County Park Northwest Pole Farm.
It was an overcast day in Rahway, New Jersey when I took this photo of this lovely Wood Duck who likes to hang out with the Mallards. Honestly, he looked so lonely that I felt sorry for him. I hope a mate joins him soon.
8 comments:
First off, congratulations on your catch of the Pileated. They are so darn elusive! We have one living nearby who my husband often sees and got a random photo of which was nothing this good.
Your wood duck is quite handsome and the red-winged blackbird, well they're one of my favorites. I love their little peek-a-boo red.
Oh how neat to have a Pileated nearby. I hope you catch a good photo of him soon. What a cute description of the red-winged--peek-a-boo red, I love it!
Beautiful photos.Thanks for the info on the pronounciation of the Pileated's name.
Blessings,Ruth
You're welcome. Thanks for sharing your Harris Sparrow and the Horned Lark. I have never seen either of those yet!
Lovely series. The details and sharpness on that Wood Duck is incredible. That's a stunning shot
Thanks T&S - It's neat to know that you are using the same size lens as I am and maybe I should consider the 2X instead of just the 1.7. Your kestrel photograph is stunning.
Magnificent pictures, so glad I found your blog. The Pileated has been seen in Arkansas too and we keep our eyes peeled. We have about every kind of woodpecker visit our yard except the Pileated. Please come for a visit to http://grannymountain.blogspot.com
Joy
Thanks, Joycee,
it was touching reading about your grandmother and sad to read about the birds that are on the decline.
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