14 Replies to “Pileated”

  1. Love these birds. Have many photos of the males and just a few days ago got my first look (and photo) of a female. They visit our yard regularly. Always a treat. Have been enjoying your posts!

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  3. While I have heard my share, I have not seen these lovelies this year. Perhaps I will once all the leaves have gone. I can see where they have been – on my willow!

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  4. theonceandfutureemptynest – Moving from CA to CT – Transitions! Every couple has them: First newlyweds; then parents, then empty nesters. After raising three girls, our nest was empty--just my husband, myself, and three dogs. I taught English to middle school and high school students; my husband was a corporate drudge. Life was good. We went on vacations, had romantic dinners, and enjoyed the peace and quiet. Then a daughter came home. We relocated from California to Connecticut and found ourselves on new adventures.
    theonceandfutureemptynest says:

    Impressive composition!

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  5. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    We have a large population of ‘acorn woodpeckers.’ They stuff acorns into the hole that they make. Wonderful composition.

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  6. thedogwalkinggardener – I love dogs and currently do not have any, so I am a dog-mommy when I can be. Gardening is my passion. I've always loved birds and I'm learning a bit at a time from all the Birders that I meet. Swan Lake is my second home! .
    thedogwalkinggardener says:

    Beautiful!!! We have Downey Woodpeckers in our yard .. I love this Pileated Woodpecker! I can just iimagine his activities with your verbal painting!

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  7. throughstones – North Devon, UK. – I am primarily an environmental artist, living on the North Devon coast, a still beautiful, semi-rural area in South West England. I am interested in the eternal movement and cycles of life, and in full engagement with place - particularly as it relates to what we call 'nature' or 'the natural environment'. It is a way of making myself at home in the world.
    throughstones says:

    lovely blog – I like very much the simplicity and clarity

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  9. I have a woodpecker that eats from my bird feeder while hanging on for dear life.

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  10. This may be my all-time favortie bird. I have yet to get a shot of one. Saw three young ones together once on a walk. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. asoknath – I am the designer of MindPrint9 creative products brought out in galleries at <a>Livart</a>, http://www.redbubble.com/people/mindprintz, and http://asok-mukhopadhyay.artistwebsites.com/, besides my website on Calcutta: as she was – a visual documentation of socio-cultural ethos http://puronokolkata.com/. These are the websites where I put my mind in words and images to share feelings and ideas with those who care. Painting and designing is my passion. I love music – the most splendid information system, and chess – the game of perfect information. And my next best temptations are reading and listening to others. I am here to share your ideas, your likes and dislikes. Let me thank you my friends for the visit, and wish every one of you a great time.
    livwordvisuals says:

    Love it!

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