Oil Change Day, Let's Ride

[redbirds_imp]

Took Sparky's bike for a morning ride with the excuse of warming the oil, time to change. Been hot and humid so riding early is best, home by 11AM to beat the heat.

Stopped to view this big peanut field.





Turned on the road leading home for a photo and had the good fortune to get some Pileated Woodpecker pics.

[the Ferret]

Nice! Quite the windshield on her bike.

I just deleted some pileated pics I had taken yesterday. They sure are fun to see and can tear up some trees and stumps!

PS Peanut fields are much better than onion fields. Thanks

[GoldOxide_imp]

Nice shots of the woodpeckers redbirds.

[Cormanus]

Great bird pics, Steve.

[redbirds_imp]

Nice! Quite the windshield on her bike.

I just deleted some pileated pics I had taken yesterday. They sure are fun to see and can tear up some trees and stumps!

PS Peanut fields are much better than onion fields. Thanks

It's a Puig screen and one of the best I've ever ridden behind, quiet and little buffeting. I have a Puig on mine also but the design changed for the 2018 model. A bit taller and also very quiet.

There were onions in these same fields earlier but sweet onions are planted in January and harvested in April. Cotton, peanuts and soy beans are growing now.

[Houtman_imp]

Thank you for the wood pecker pictures , last year we had FOUR pileated wood peckers in out tree in the back yard at the same time. We are BIG bird feeders and get a LOT of pleasure from that hobby.

[redbirds_imp]

Thank you for the wood pecker pictures , last year we had FOUR pileated wood peckers in out tree in the back yard at the same time. We are BIG bird feeders and get a LOT of pleasure from that hobby.

Same here, we have feeders out year round. Bird houses and gourd nests scattered over our yard. Bird watching and photography are just two other things I enjoy as much as motorcycles.

[spechg]

Lovely photos of the pileated woodpecker.
We were down in County Carlow (Ireland) a few weeks ago and saw this greater spotted woodpecker on the bird feeder. First time seeing a woodpecker in Ireland. Apparently they only arrived back in the country about 15 years ago, having flown across from the UK. St Patrick must have kicked them out when he got rid of the snakes.

[Cormanus]

That’s a great picture spechg. Just as well it didn’t peck your bike!

[Houtman_imp]

Thank you for that great picture !