Hello All,
Just finished a nice shoot at the Pileated Woodpeckers nest at Neck Point. Got to love the chicks. Real cute with their "Punk Rock" hair styles. Not quite as easy as you might think to photograph though as the adults only fed the chicks about twice an hour. After quite a bit of patience I managed to get a couple of good shots. Most of the time however, the parents would cover the hole while feeding the chicks so it was impossible for any kind of good family portraits.
I will spend a bit of time near the nest and attempt to use my "Better Beamer" flash unit to get some more detail in the adults plumage at lower ISO levels and hopefully higher shutter speeds.
While waiting for the adults to return to the nest I could hear other bird activity all around me. Twice today I heard a Western Tanager go by. Although I did not see him I could tell he was around by his distinctive call. Also, after heading towards the car I spent about ten minutes chasing a Black Headed Grosbeak to no availe as just as I would zero in on him he would realize that I was watching him and take off.
Stay tuned for further postings!!!
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