albert Posted July 21, 2007 Share #1 Posted July 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Televid 77, D-Lux 3 Three of these pheasant sized wodpeckers (Pilleated) started hanging around my neighborhood this afternnoon.....must be a family......I couldn't believe my luck...I was running around with my equipment like a one armed paper hanger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Hi albert, Take a look here Giant Bug-Eating Creature . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
dan_drabek Posted July 21, 2007 Share #2 Posted July 21, 2007 Al, Congratulations on a great capture. I've only seen one or two of these guys in my life and you managed to nab one in a beauty of a photograph. Most folks don't realize how big these things are. When flying they look almost like Pterodactyls. (or what one would imagine a pterodactyl to look like). I am big time jealous here. You did a fine job. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted July 21, 2007 Share #3 Posted July 21, 2007 Nice catch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted July 21, 2007 DD, Thank you much.....and thank you for introducing me to digi-scoping a few years ago when the forum was just a baby...2003.....here is one more.....I took about ten and I will probably post them all before the week is through.....This is a big deal for me as I have been chasing these elusive critters for many years......Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvaliquette Posted July 21, 2007 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2007 .....I took about ten and I will probably post them all before the week is through.....This is a big deal for me as I have been chasing these elusive critters for many years......Al Al: Please, please, DO! Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted July 22, 2007 Thank You Guy, They truly are very mysterious birds.....some old-timers in this part of the world call them: "Cock-O-Woods".......here is another angle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted July 22, 2007 Share #7 Posted July 22, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well caught - great shots! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted July 22, 2007 Thanx Brian and Paul..........this was fun and so unexpected.......I hunt for this species and all of a sudden it flew into my own property while I was tinkering with the lawn-mower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 22, 2007 Share #9 Posted July 22, 2007 Al, Excellent ! You sound extremely happy and of course, you should be. Superb captures of this magnifcent and most interesting species. WELL DONE. Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted July 23, 2007 Share #10 Posted July 23, 2007 of a grand bird that combination looks to be a great solution for birding very pleased seeing the product of your good fortune did the lawnmower get fixed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 23, 2007 Share #11 Posted July 23, 2007 Al - A truly delightful series. Lovely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted July 24, 2007 Thank you Azzo, Arthur & Stuart, After the shoot I was across the street from my home basking in my 15 minutes of local fame.....showing neighbors proofs of this great bird that had invaded our neighborhood. I had left the televid, tripod, adapter etc. on the bouleard grass near my home.....this is where one leaves things that are "free for the taking".....a lady stopped her car and started to load-up my equipment......the neighbors noticed......I kindly put a stop to her good fortune.....then, I finished mowing the yard....Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 24, 2007 Share #13 Posted July 24, 2007 Thank you Azzo, Arthur & Stuart, After the shoot I was across the street from my home basking in my 15 minutes of local fame.....showing neighbors proofs of this great bird that had invaded our neighborhood. I had left the televid, tripod, adapter etc. on the bouleard grass near my home.....this is where one leaves things that are "free for the taking".....a lady stopped her car and started to load-up my equipment......the neighbors noticed......I kindly put a stop to her good fortune.....then, I finished mowing the yard....Al :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 30, 2007 Share #14 Posted July 30, 2007 Spectacular shots, Al. You have every reason to be proud of this catch. We have pileated woodpeckers on our land in the Upper Peninsula and I tried for 20 years to get decent shots of one. Finally, a couple of years ago, I found a roost with some young ones and got shots of dad doing a feeding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks Brent.....I know what you mean. We have them around our cabin up north but rarely see them and have never been close to photographing them. Hear them all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicamateur Posted July 31, 2007 Share #16 Posted July 31, 2007 Al, those are beautiful photographs! Very well done. I also have a Digilux 3 and I'm highly interested in digiscoping. What adapter do I have to buy in order to use a televid ony my Digilux 3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share #17 Posted July 31, 2007 Hello Marc, I bought the Leica Digital Adapter 2. These were impossible to find when I bought mine....four months ago. I found one for sale on a Birding Forum from a guy in The United Kingdom. If you need any learning curve help please ask.....I am halfway through the curve. Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted August 1, 2007 Share #18 Posted August 1, 2007 Al, These are great. I see these guys on my place in Maine every now and again. I hear them more often. Sounds like they've got jackhammers. Magnificent birds. Great job. Best, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.