Female Pileated Woodpecker No. 2

This fir tree was the object of a large pileated woodpecker's interest a few years back but I haven't seen a woodpecker around lately until this... more

by Belinda Greb

Title

Female Pileated Woodpecker No. 2

Artist

Belinda Greb

Medium

Photograph - Photograph, Photography, Photographs

Description

This fir tree was the object of a large pileated woodpecker's interest a few years back but I haven't seen a woodpecker around lately until this female appeared. Woodpeckers can help maintain a tree's health by ridding the tree of the insects. This one would put its head sideways to listen, then peck. It had a much more delicate touch than the large one that had come before. That one would bang and take out large chunks of the tree.

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Nature, animals, beauty have been a source of nourishment throughout my life. Photography allows me to capture, interpret, and share that world of wonder I see about me, and sometimes use what I capture as an inspiration to create something new, by incorporating other exposures, textures or brushwork.

I currently reside in Oregon, an environment rich in nature's graces. I have lived in California and New York, too, and everywhere there is a world of beauty around us, if we care to take the time and look for it.

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October 22nd, 2014