Wednesday, December 28, 2016

New Backyard Bird...female Pileated Woodpecker!

It's rare to get new species in our yard now. We've lived here since 1999, so our backyard bird list is pretty well set. I hope this one becomes a regular. We've seen her several times over the past two weeks...

A female Pileated Woodpecker outside our kitchen window. I was shooting through the glass and the screen (while half in the sink), so these photos are a little fuzzy, but I'll take 'em!

...such a pretty little Pileated Woodpecker...not! She's huge, and it's so exciting to see her right outside the window!


...please come back, please come back, please come back! 


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11 comments:

  1. SueDecember 28, 2016 at 4:42 AM

    Though far far more common up here, it's still a thrill when one comes in to our feeders. They are amazing birds---so "prehistoric" looking.
    Enjoy your new visitor. Hope you get to see her often!

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  2. RoyDecember 28, 2016 at 9:19 AM

    Cool! I've never seen any Pileateds around here.

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  3. Mary Ann GieszelmannDecember 28, 2016 at 7:21 PM

    Birds don't always pose in the most photogenic environment, but a photo is a photo!

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  4. Cat LoverDecember 29, 2016 at 8:09 AM

    Wow, that is wonderful! Always exciting to see a Pileated Woodpecker.

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  5. Roy NorrisDecember 29, 2016 at 12:07 PM

    Striking images Kelly.

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  6. Janice KJanuary 3, 2017 at 9:24 AM

    I haven't seen one of those up close for quite awhile. I hope she visits you frequently. Blessings to you in 2017.

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  7. Tammie LeeJanuary 4, 2017 at 9:10 PM

    So happy that you have a new feathered friend at your feeders! Fun.

    I had to wait till the bears slept to put feeders out and only the Hairy, Downy and flicker oh and Stellar Jay have shown up for suet. All the songbirds i hear in the tops of the trees have not come to the feeders and it has been 3 weeks. So unusual. I only get to feed birds in winter, I am missing them.

    lovely days and nights to you.

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  8. Kathy A. JohnsonJanuary 11, 2017 at 8:30 AM

    We're lucky enough to have these in our yard often, though I've never seen them on our feeders. I guess there is enough food in our trees for them! Hope you continue to see her in your yard. So exciting!

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  9. LeaJanuary 12, 2017 at 6:22 AM

    Wonderful!
    Great photos!

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  10. UnknownJanuary 15, 2017 at 9:26 PM

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  11. Anne Hagman-NiilolaFebruary 4, 2017 at 1:11 PM

    Incredibly fine bird! Hopefully, it will be re-feeding.

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