Sunday, December 14, 2014

Tough Birds

You can see yesterday's Yellow-bellied Sapsucker down towards the bottom of this pic with a Pileated Woodpecker working away above him. This sculpture is found in front of the south building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and has been there since 1997. The 30 metre high steel column has many holes presumably as a result of the work of the birds. The artists for this piece are Fastwurms, aka Kim Kozzi & Dai Skuze.  There is a lot of construction in this area and I took the pic a while ago so hopefully it is still there!
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19 comments:

  1. EG CameraGirlDecember 14, 2014 at 8:38 AM

    Great sculpture and I admit that at first it did fool me. :)

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  2. TexWisGirlDecember 14, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    too, too cool!

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 14, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Well now Pat, that was tricky :) I did think yesterday that your woodpecker looked a bit too perfect. what a brilliant sculpture.. like it lots!

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  4. John @ Beans and I on the LooseDecember 14, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Pileated Woodpecker, I saw the real deal, a live one, yesterday on my hike. Passed right by him on the ground about 30 feet away. It was only when I heard him hammering away on a fallen tree did I know he was there. I watched, then got my camera out, went to set up bracing against a tree to steady the camera and...fttt, he was off. Same story nearly every time.

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  5. LowellDecember 14, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    It is good to know that once in awhile I am right about something! Love the sculpture - those birds are very well done!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 14, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    Love it!

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  7. GosiaDecember 14, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    woodpecker are great birds

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  8. StephanieDecember 14, 2014 at 6:30 PM

    Love it as it is so cool!

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  9. KateDecember 14, 2014 at 6:53 PM

    The birds are definitely life-like!

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  10. MichelleDecember 14, 2014 at 7:11 PM

    I like that touch of, "nature", in the city!

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  11. The Furry GnomeDecember 14, 2014 at 8:18 PM

    Great sculpture!

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  12. RandyDecember 14, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    Busy little guys.

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  13. AndyDecember 15, 2014 at 4:23 AM

    Now you got me laughing. You fooled a lot of people with yesterday's photo.

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  14. Taken For GrantedDecember 15, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    Interesting sculpture with those two rare birds.

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  15. RevrunnerDecember 15, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    Reminds me of the woodpecker I found pecking on the siding of my house one day when I came home for lunch. :-)

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  16. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 15, 2014 at 12:14 PM

    Amazing artists at work in your wonderful city!

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  17. JackDecember 15, 2014 at 7:49 PM

    More public art. Between murals and sculpture, there seems to be artwork on every street in Toronto.

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  18. AnonymousDecember 15, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    What a perfect urban photo.

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  19. Laura. MDecember 16, 2014 at 11:57 AM

    Nice shot friend;)))

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