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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half. (Cornell)

Reference Links:

Pileated Woodpecker, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (2)
Tom15
Thanks for the nice comment marirs.
marirs
Wow!! Beautiful photograph

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PublishedMarch 21, 2014

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