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Woodland Birds

Birds observed in the woodlands in and around St Albert.
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  • Early bird

    Early bird

    Robins catch the worms but not in February - the earliest month in the year I have seen one in these parts.

  • Hacking away

    Hacking away

    The deep clunk of a Pileated woodpecker rings through the forest as it hacks into an Aspen tree.

  • Redpoll

    Redpoll

    Foraging in Sturgeon County.

  • Waxing feeding

    Waxing feeding

    A waxing feeding off Mountain Ash berries in a forest in Sturgeon County.

  • In the thicket

    In the thicket

    A Pileated Woodpecker hacking at a stump deep in a thicket in a forest in Sturgeon County.

  • Pileated Woodpecker on a snowy day

    Pileated Woodpecker on a snowy day

    Male, taken in Sturgeon County.

  • Downy pause

    Downy pause

    This Downy woodpecker paused to take a look at my approach before continuing to chip away at the branch it was sitting on. Sturgeon County.

  • Pileated Portrait

    Pileated Portrait

    A cool and grey morning in Sturgeon County finds this Pileated Woodpecker oblivious to me presence.

  • Hairy Woodpecker

    Hairy Woodpecker

    In the woods of Big Lake

  • Black-backed Woodpecker

    Black-backed Woodpecker

    I have been chasing this bird around our neighbourhood for a couple pf weeks now, finally our paths crossed with reasonable light, a clear shot, and the right lens on my camera. Sturgeon County.

  • Pileated Woodpecker in the fall

    Pileated Woodpecker in the fall

    In the woods of Sturgeon County.

  • High perch

    High perch

    Pileated Woodpecker in a dead tree high above the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon County.

  • On the edge

    On the edge

    A pair of Rock Doves (Pigeons!) canoodle on top of a pre-installed bridge support for the Ray Gibbon drive twinning project over the Sturgeon River. St Albert.

  • Training day

    Training day

    An adult male and a juvenile Pileated Woodpecker dig out bugs from the opposite sides of the same tree. Sturgeon County.

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    Hacking away
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