Female Pileated Woodpecker

I noticed this bird one morning when I stepped out on the studio's loft deck. Woody was on a pine trunk, less than 10 feet from me, right at eye level. Thinking it would fly away, I said hello, and was surprised when it glanced at me and then resumed preening. I grabbed my camera and was rewarded with a full roll of images, first of one wing, and then the other. As a result, I was able to make out, for the first time, the chevrons on the top of its wings. During flight, their wings are flapping so fast the markings can’t be comprehended by the naked eye, and with wings folded in their normal position, they don’t show.