Pileated woodpeeker facts and photos

[ArlyA]

Seen on the trail this week.

 

[ArlyA]

Little birds finding something to eat (no, this tree is not healthy)

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Quite a few of them around here, I see them quite often.

They will come to suet here and a lot of folks just don't like that, because they eat too much. lol I know this old couple that's well into their 80's, and the old woman shoots them with her .410, Her husband gets mad at her because he says .410 shells cost too much!

SR

 

[ArlyA]

More feeding trees. They are everywhere.

 

[beckmurph]

We have Downey woodpeckers, the smallest woodpecker in North America, and Pileated woodpeckers.

The Downey woodpeckers visit our bird feeders.

 

[Willman]

Seems every tree they peck on sooner later dies.

The emerald ash borer has killed off all the ash trees around here, the woodpeckers have been having a feast eating the beetles and larvae.

 

[ArlyA]

Ash trees here are on there way out here as well. I'll try reminder to take a pictuire of them cleaned off of there bark..

 

[kenmbz]

I have large dead ash shedding their bark while still standing.

Had to drop so many of them.
The pileated WP love to drill the stumps, helps me out by breaking them down.

 

[can do]

As seen on our porch today. I was within 10ft from this fellow (actual sex I couldn't tell for sure but i believe it was a male) View attachment 773131View attachment 773132View attachment 773133

Very late reply; It is a male! How you can tell is by the red behind the bill which is called a mustache or is referred as one. The females just have red on there heads. Very nice picture!

 

[ArlyA]

Seen hungry bird excavations today.