My wife spotted this guy tearing the bark off of an ash tree at the corner of our property. I know these are skittish so I shot out an open window and cropped a lot. The tree is dying after being infested with the Emerald Ash Borer beetle.
Great shot! They really are so hard to capture- truly one of the more reticent woodpecker subjects! fav You'll have a lot of happy woodpeckers visiting this tree for awhile!
A real nice shot of the pileated - have just seen one this winter - as you said, they're big time skittish! Very nice detail - the texture on the tree goes nicely with him.
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