The slow, steady thunk, thunk, thunk, of a piliated woodpecker pecking at a tree attracted my attention once again to the back yard where this sly character paused for a moment as it worked its way up the tree in search of unsuspecting bugs. Its pecking pattern is unmistakable, as is its shirl, shrieking call,Continue reading “Knocking on Wood”
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Pileated Flight
A slight red spot on the upper left photo shows the head of the woodpecker on a tree branch just before taking to flight as seen in the rest of the images. It was another happy morning surprise. #pileatedwoodpecker
Hunt and Peck
It sounded like a poor typist trying to peck out a letter. Instead it was a pileated woodpecker in a tree in the back yard pecking out insects or larvae from bark around a knot. Occasionally it placed its beak deep into the tree as seen in the bottom photo, and slurped down a bugContinue reading “Hunt and Peck”
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