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From the lens The Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

  • Jolene_Belmain Nov 7, 2011 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    We have quite a few woodpeckers that pass through our community and it is always such a joy to see them.
  • Mike Kilgallon Apr 16, 2011 @ 8:11 am | delete
    One other thing. I am not a bird watcher. I just found this site while trying to ID what the heck that thing was.
  • St.Augustine, FL Apr 16, 2011 @ 8:09 am | delete
    ...Not destroyed yet

    I saw one these scampering around an Oak tree in St. Augustine, FL on Wednesday, April 13th about 2 pm. It was huge. I had never seen anything like it. Now I wish I had take a picture for proof. ...and now I am not mistaken. It was this bird. When I first saw the stripe, I though it was a skunk in the tree. The it circled the trunk of the tree and I saw the head and bill.
  • Jenny Jan 1, 2012 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    I tried for about a year to get some pictures in Leon County Texas (1998-1999) of a male and female I saw while hunting. I am not really a bird watcher or fancier, but upon seeing them felt compelled to find out what I saw, and can still feel the impression they made on me. Sitting in the woods for 4-6 hours at a time we routinely saw pileated woodpeckers, and at first sight I knew this was something different. I saw the male first and the female a month or so later. He was like nothing I have ever seen, and although his appearance was similar to the pileated woodpecker, the size was striking, but not just body size - bill and feet size. In the brief first seconds of trying to identify him I started with some type of kingfisher or shore bird before I fell on the familiar face of the woodpeckers. I heard him before I saw him, and it was the sound of him climbing the tree that got my attention. When I saw the female she was at about 125 yards away and low in the tree (probably only 8-10 feet off the ground). I was amazed at your comment because while bringing the binoculars up I thought to myself, do skunks climb trees? This is when I decided to really look into what I actually saw because I could place no other large black and white bird with a black crest. I know without a doubt what I saw, but could talk my way around it with the male. There is no other option when trying to identify the female. She bounced up the tree circling it for a minute or so before flying off away from me. I did get very good look at her through the binoculars. When I realized what I had seen it was too late. I carried a camera with me all the time after that, but never got another chance to get a picture. This was 5 years before the announcement of the sighting in AR, and I only told close friends and family, hoping I could get a picture and have proof to offer. I was delighted and an instant believer when I heard of the sighting in AR. The most striking characteristics that stick with me are the massive size of the bill, feet, and obviously the black and white pattern in distribution but also the sharpness of the lines. The white line curving from near the bill to the saddle was a single line that appeared painted on with a contrast distinct from any other black/white and red woodpecker I have seen. Also, his crest was more significant than those I have seen on other woodpeckers. He looked around while raising and lowering his crest in a manor I associated more with a cockatoo than a woodpecker. This could be more due to size and contrast of the red and black, but something I distinctly remember about him. They both appeared not to notice me, and I did not notice any calls, but with both birds it was the sound of them climbing the trees that first caught my attention.
  • pheonix76 Apr 3, 2011 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    Nice lens --- such a magnificent bird that was destroyed by mankind's "progress." Thanks for creating this lens.
  • AndyPo Nov 12, 2009 @ 8:51 am | delete
    Excellent lens and a beautiful bird
  • susannaduffy Oct 12, 2009 @ 6:56 am | delete
    Another excellent lens from you! Blessed by an Angel today (squidoo.com/october-blessings)
  • jptanabe Jul 12, 2009 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Great lens! Love it, and the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. We had a Pileated woodpecker visiting our yard for a while and it was pretty impressive. Would just love to see an Ivory Billed - hope they're not extinct!
  • OhMe Jun 13, 2009 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Welcome to the South Carolina Group with this great lens.
  • tdove Jun 13, 2009 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • aj2008 Jun 11, 2009 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    What a beautiful bird, lets hope they are still out there somewhere. Blessings for an oustanding lens.
  • qlcoach Jun 11, 2009 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Beautifully crafted and present lens. And of course, great information about the ivory-billed woodpecker. I met you on Squidom. Hope you will consider visiting my new lens about emotional healing. Sincerely: Gary Eby, author and therapist. Oh by the way, could you tell me how you did the layout of this lens? I really liked the framed text and photos. Thanks in advance.

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