How I Captured This Iconic Pileated Woodpecker Shot

Perched on a thick branch directly above me stood two young male pileated woodpeckers. I could hardly believe my eyes.

They were clumsily stumbling around, their awkward movements causing the rustling noise that had caught my attention. I quickly sprang into action, camera in hand—completely unaware of just how EPIC the shots I was about to capture would be.