{"id":22252,"date":"2026-07-02T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22252"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:33:48","slug":"pileated-woodpecker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22252","title":{"rendered":"Pileated Woodpecker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22251\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc02877.jpg?fit=1799%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1799,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1782821704&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc02877\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc02877.jpg?fit=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc02877.jpg?fit=904%2C1005&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dsc02877.jpg?resize=904%2C1005&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22251\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pileated Woodpecker: Benton, Maine, USA, July 2026 \u2014 I went for a walk on the old rail bed parallel to the river while visiting up-Maine. I was coming back when a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers took off from ground level and soared out into the forest between the trail and the river. I always forget just how big they are until they fly, and these two flew all around me, back and forth across the trail a dozen feet above me, while I worked at getting photos of them when they perched. The forest was dense, and clear shots were hard to come by, but I got a few images I can live with. Pileated, by the way, means \u201ccapped\u201d. \ud83d\ude42 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 contemporary at around 8-900mm equivalent field of view crop. Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. 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