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dwrjr

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18. Lucky!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Mar 5, 2016, 12:39 AM

Mar 2016

I was lucky to see one back in 1976, deep in old woods in Airlie, Oregon. I heard it first, and couldn't believe my ears! How could a woodpecker be that loud! I felt like I had been transported back to a prehistoric time and expected to see dinosaurs. Oh, wait, birds are dinosaurs 😆

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An old friend came to visit, she is the largest breed (Pileated) woodpecker in N America [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2016 OP

Thank you! Fantastically beautiful bird and picture! djean111 Mar 2016 #1

Oh! pretty bird! wendylaroux Mar 2016 #2

Great! old guy Mar 2016 #3

How beautiful! femmocrat Mar 2016 #4

So cool. Laffy Kat Mar 2016 #5

Thrilling! ALBliberal Mar 2016 #6

How lovely malaise Mar 2016 #7

WOW!! Skittles Mar 2016 #8

We're in the midst of a national forest here. longship Mar 2016 #9

Yep - otoh, it seems they don't like vinyl siding... jonno99 Mar 2016 #11

I thought the smaller one was a Flicker? maxsolomon Mar 2016 #10

Flickers, both red-shafted & yellow shafted, have polka-dotted bellies countryjake Mar 2016 #12

A comparison Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #14

Oh my god you are BLESSED. lostnfound Mar 2016 #13

What flavor of suet? laureloak Mar 2016 #15

try royal wing from tractor supply yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 #17

Tractor Supply hooks it up XemaSab Mar 2016 #24

Fantastic pics! BrklynLiberal Mar 2016 #16

Lucky! dwrjr Mar 2016 #18

I saw one at my Mom's place in northern Wisconsin a few years ago. Archae Mar 2016 #19

Pileated noise from "prehistoric time," yes! Or call of the jungle. Hortensis Mar 2016 #25

Really great photos! MissB Mar 2016 #20

Really cool. OZi Mar 2016 #21

I love woodpeckers!!! Solly Mack Mar 2016 #22

who is "Marta Dawes" Demonaut Mar 2016 #23

That is Mrs Omaha Steve Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #26

good, they are great shots Demonaut Mar 2016 #30

They're one of my favorite birds. Great photos! Vinca Mar 2016 #27

Pileated woodpeckers are just amazing birds. stage left Mar 2016 #28

such a rare treat kpete Mar 2016 #29