Pileated Woodpecker

I spotted this woodpecker in Lincoln Park a couple of days ago. He was quite busy, as you can see from the wood chips, so I was lucky to get this shot. Thanks for stopping by!

[Diana]

A fabulous shot and fav!

[Margo]

Timely capture FAV

[tony gig]

Fabulous capture...Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

The wood chips look quite big for a small bird like that. Great find and shot.

[Sam]

I wish we had these woodpeckers in Melbourne! FAV

[sally agnew]

I love his red cap of feathers :)

[Kerry McCarthy]

Super shot!

[Maggiemae]

There seem to be so many types of woodpecker! This one has a long body and a long head and beak! Excellent shot! fav

[Faye Turner]

Great find and capture! fav

[Kerri Michaels]

great sharp image fav

[*lynn]

wonderful capture of this cool bird!

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Claude Trew]

Wonderful photo of this very pretty bird. I like the light on the purple feathers.

[carol white]

A super capture. Fav!! 😀

[John]

They are such magnificent birds, as this photo shows!

[Dawn]

Fav

[Suse♡]

Smashing shot! Love that red head

[Nadiya Bilovodenko]

beautiful, my friend

[Lois]

Fantastic shot!

[Mary Siegle]

How lucky you are! I wish I could see one of these. Great shot!

[Nicole Campbell]

He has so many different colours in his feathers, he is very handsome

[KWind]

Great capture. So clear and detailed!

[Milanie]

He can do some serious damage to a tree! What a super close-up shot. They're such neat looking birds with those markings. Fav

[Taffy]

He looks rather surprised at something in the tree.

[Paul Williamson]

You not only spotted him, you got him too!

[Gayle]

Wow! Incredible capture of this beautiful woodpecker! :-)

[Michael Van Krey]

Oh! Such clarity of a gorgeous bird. I want these by me! You have a new follower and fav.

[M C]

Beautiful shot! Love the sharp focus. I've never seen a pileated woodpecker except in books and online.He's such an impressive bird!