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<blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 163329" data-attributes="member: 12214">6-21-13:&nbsp; Fauna:&nbsp; Birds!!!!I have been trying to get a photo of one of the pileated woodpeckers that live around here.&nbsp; We have 3 or 4 nesting pairs of them this year.&nbsp; I'll hear them in the woods behind our house or in the woods across the road.&nbsp; I will even get a quick glimpse of one of them flying across our lawn from one stand of trees to another.&nbsp; They are really hard to photograph in flight because they are fast and don't fly in a straight line like crows and many other birds do.&nbsp; Anyway, one flew across our lawn and across the road.&nbsp; I couldn't even get him/her in my viewfinder before he/she was gone.&nbsp; After a few minutes, I heard the woodpecker making its classic &quot;wuk&quot; sound over and over again.&nbsp; I followed the sound until I saw it in a tree Just across the road.&nbsp; After may photos, some absolutely blurry, I ended up with about 8 really good ones.&nbsp; The two best are shown below.&nbsp; I thought that was a good way to start vacation.&nbsp; Now, if I can only get a decent, in-focus shot of one in flight, I will feel I have accomplished a lot.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Someone's Knocking?[ATTACH]41422[/ATTACH]Knock, Knock[ATTACH]41423[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="piperbarb, post: 163329, member: 12214"] 6-21-13: Fauna: Birds!!!! I have been trying to get a photo of one of the pileated woodpeckers that live around here. We have 3 or 4 nesting pairs of them this year. I'll hear them in the woods behind our house or in the woods across the road. I will even get a quick glimpse of one of them flying across our lawn from one stand of trees to another. They are really hard to photograph in flight because they are fast and don't fly in a straight line like crows and many other birds do. Anyway, one flew across our lawn and across the road. I couldn't even get him/her in my viewfinder before he/she was gone. After a few minutes, I heard the woodpecker making its classic "wuk" sound over and over again. I followed the sound until I saw it in a tree Just across the road. After may photos, some absolutely blurry, I ended up with about 8 really good ones. The two best are shown below. I thought that was a good way to start vacation. Now, if I can only get a decent, in-focus shot of one in flight, I will feel I have accomplished a lot. :) [B]Someone's Knocking?[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]41422._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B]Knock, Knock[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]41423._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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