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Lorraine Boyd
Selkirk, New York
01/18/2023
11:21 am

Equipment Details:

D500 with nikon 600 f/4 lens hand held

Post-processing Details:

crop & enhance 3 photos, create collage

Image Details:

After hearing the calls and drumming sounds of a Pileated Woodpecker, I was pleased to find it way up a tree at the beginning of it's drilling a hole. It was chipping at the wood & pecking away, taking an occasional break. It was fascinating that in less than thirty minutes it created the hole pictured. The Pileated is the largest living woodpecker in North America.