Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | Grand Pic at Sandbanks Provincial Park, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

            The plural of anecdote is not data, but from a few encounters it seems to me that Pileated Woodpeckers working on fallen logs on the forest floor are more approachable than those working higher up. In any event, this one stayed put and let me get very close. That was a particularly good thing as there were a lot of fine branches to shoot through, and I had to crunch my way back and forth on the frozen ground to find a clear angle on the bird.

For non-North Americans, Pileateds are our big woodpecker (crow-sized), and a gateway species that draw people into bird watching. They go about their lives fairly unobtrusively, overlooked most of the time. Occasionally, though, they will work a tree like this one and provide great views. For the uninitiated, it's a tremendous sight that can open eyes to the wider beauty of all the birds around us.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Sand Banks (show map)

Taken on: December 5, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS 90D, f/4.5, 1/2000 sec, 600mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 90D
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS III USM
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0.1 (Macintosh)
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