Pie-eyed pileated...

[finnbay]

...and other strange birds encountered today.

All I can think of is that this guy was out for a good time:

Peek a boo whiskey jack:

and no idea where this mourning dove came from:

Saw plenty of other stuff today, but most were camera shy!

[Steve Foss]

Nice ones, Ken!

[Dbl]

Up close and personal!

[MN Shutterbug]

I still haven't found one of these peckers. Cool shots.

[finnbay]

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Up close and personal!

He dive bombed my car (must have already been spending some time imbibing on berries) and swooped into a crab apple tree. I got out of the car and walked up to less than ten feet away to get these shots. Tough to get a clear one of his head because he was on the far side of the tree and there were a lot of branches in the way.

[Steve Foss]

Sounds like crabapple wine to me.

[micpic]

Nice work Ken! The male Pileated I've been trying to get is not cooperative. I did'nt know they liked berries also.

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[DonBo]

You don't often get that close to one of those big woodies.

Nice!