Female Pileated Woodpecker, April 2020
It doesn’t happen very often but this week I didn’t press the shutter release button of the camera at all so far. Another project took most of my attention and time but hopefully this will change during the weekend. This photo of a female Pileated Woodpecker at the bottom of a dead oak tree was made about a year ago. This week I heard their calls every day and saw two Pileateds in the woods behind the house. It is the only woodpecker that has not visited our suet feeders in all the years we live here. This crow-size bird is actually present all year long but it is rare that I have one in front of the lens. April is still a good month because without the leaves we still have a clear view between the trees. I’ll keep trying…