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He Came Back!

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I was astounded that it was out there again this morning!
I got a couple shots that I thought were cool, as they show just how large they are compared to a Red-bellied and a Downy Woodpecker!
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Claudia, that is so cool. I can't believe the size of that pileated. I have red-bellied and downy woodpeckers at my feeder too and the red-bellied always looks huge compared to the downy. In your pics it looks like that pileated towers over the red-bellied! I would love to see a pileated in person, just amazing. :cool: :cool:
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Paul, they are just totally awsome! And to see it in flight is something!

Here is very, very bad shot from yesterday as it flew away. I waited too long to take the shot since I was standing there with my mouth hanging open in awe! :lol:
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:o :cool: :cool:
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Very nice Claudia

I have never seen one, so I am in awe
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Post by pretends_to_garden »

WOW!!! And I thought that the red-bellied were big! :cool:
Isn't that what Woody Woodpecker was supposed to be, was a pileated??
Cool picks!! :cool:
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pretends_to_garden wrote:WOW!!! And I thought that the red-bellied were big! :cool:
Isn't that what Woody Woodpecker was supposed to be, was a pileated??
Cool picks!! :cool:
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Yep! The Pileated was the model for Woody!
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Awesome! Great shots and hope he continues to use your feeders all year! :D
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Post by petal*pusher »

Just love seeing your pictures! I'm kind of surprised the other fellas aren't intimidated by that guy!

He looks like he's wearing a tuxedo! Thanks for posting!....Pam :wink:
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Post by Tundra_Queen »

I didn't know that woodpeckers could be that big!! That is amazing!! Thanks for those gorgeous pics!!
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