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This is, if not the funniest, then one of the, funniest photographs I have ever seen. It was taken by my wife and co-pilot yesterday.
So far away it was only a black speck, she took the shot. As is often the case, the result was a complete surprise. If you have ever noticed how a woodpecker flies, they seem to tuck their wings, described as "a few wing flaps and then a soaring dive". What she caught was the soaring dive part. Top half is about as big as I dare to enlarge it, taken at 300mm.
Walleye
(31,008 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,631 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,583 posts)brer cat
(24,559 posts)Tbear
(486 posts)About the size of a crow, but their head and beak are big and scary. Flap flap flap glide. Really cool pic. I see them fairly often.
SergeStorms
(19,193 posts)Magnificent bird. I see them so infrequently I just dropped everything and watched every move it made until it flew back into the woods.
They always announce their presence with their call before you actually see them. There's no mistaking their call either.
niyad
(113,257 posts)Rebl2
(13,490 posts)Never knew they flew that way. Such a great photo.
MLAA
(17,277 posts)be revealed! Thanks! Great shot!
colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)usonian
(9,768 posts)I'm surrounded by woodpeckers here and have never seen something like this.