Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker
The pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker species in North America. That is if the ivory-billed woodpecker is extinct. This crow sized woodpecker bores rectangular holes into trees and other wood in search of ants and other insects. The holes that they create are so large that they often attract other woodpeckers and birds that feed of insect or use the space as a nesting cavity. They are found through out the eastern half of the United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of the United States. They are not migratory so they stay on their breeding territory all year long.


13 comments:

Liz said...

Beautiful!

Liz (yacb)

MaR said...

He is precious!!

P is for....

Roger Owen Green said...

funny how the adjective is the usual alphalink
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Marleen said...

Brilliant capture.

FAB said...

Super view ... far better than the one I had on a trip to the US some years ago.

EG CameraGirl said...

I see the photo and can almost hear it! :)

Kate said...

PERFECT for the theme and a delightful PHOTO. Kate, ABC Team

mick said...

Great photo of a beautiful bird.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Great image of the Pileated Woodpecker!

HansHB said...

Great shot!

Nonnie said...

wonderful capture!

Meghana Hassan said...

nice capture...

Indrani said...

We need to do something before these birds get extinct. What a pretty one!