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xocet

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5. They are a pretty kind of bird. Do you also get to see Red-winged Blackbirds where you are?

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 08:55 PM

Aug 2013

I have been hoping to get back to Western Iowa to see about photographing pheasants - their numbers have apparently severely declined from what I have heard.

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Red-headed Woodpecker [View all] Solly Mack Aug 2013 OP

Great shots! Love that bird...we see them when we kayak in Falls lake - NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #1

I couldn't believe how many there were in one spot. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #2

Nice photos. I remember seeing a fair number of them in Western Iowa years ago. n/t xocet Aug 2013 #3

Thanks! I was very happy to see so many. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #4

They are a pretty kind of bird. Do you also get to see Red-winged Blackbirds where you are? xocet Aug 2013 #5

Yes. They come to my feeders from time to time. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #6

Great shots ramapo Aug 2013 #8

Thank you. I find raccoons and opossums at my feeders often. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #9

Flying squirrels are so cute.... ramapo Aug 2013 #11

Nice shots n/t Bonhomme Richard Aug 2013 #7

Thanks! Solly Mack Aug 2013 #10

Nice shots! The red headed woodpeckers around here won't stay still long enough to get a shot! mnhtnbb Aug 2013 #12

Thanks! Solly Mack Aug 2013 #13

Beautiful. We don't see too many Red Headed Woodpeckers here. We see alfredo Aug 2013 #14

They are beautiful birds. Solly Mack Aug 2013 #15

I was surprised at the size of the Red Headed. The feathers on the Pileated reminded me alfredo Aug 2013 #16