Hairy Woodpecker

In the woods of Big Lake

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

In the woods of Sturgeon County.

High perch

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

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

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