Piliated Woodpecker
Jun 3, 2019 08:57:15 #
BigDale
Loc: Seymour CT.
Piliated woodpeckers are the largest woodpeckers we have around here. They're about the size of a crow. This one was in our backyard.
Jun 3, 2019 09:21:30 #
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Jun 3, 2019 11:03:34 #
BigDale
Loc: Seymour CT.
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shot. Those guys can be noisy.
Thanks Jerry. Yes I often hear them in the woods but rarely see one.
Jun 3, 2019 12:18:19 #
BigDale
Loc: Seymour CT.
Thanks, and yes they often decide to move behind a branch or trunk as you line up your shot.
Jun 3, 2019 12:26:25 #
Jun 4, 2019 06:51:57 #
steve49
Loc: massachusetts
We have one behind the house who hits the same tree over and over and hasn't seemed to make a dent in it. He is out there right now actually! You can hear him a mile away. I have gotten a couple of decent shots of him over the years by sneaking up when he is drumming.
Jun 4, 2019 07:18:54 #
BigDale
Loc: Seymour CT.
steve49 wrote:
We have one behind the house who hits the same tree over and over and hasn't seemed to make a dent in it. He is out there right now actually! You can hear him a mile away. I have gotten a couple of decent shots of him over the years by sneaking up when he is drumming.
I believe that when they drum like that they're sending a message. They find a branch or trunk that is hard enough too resonate so they can communicate with other piliateds over the miles. When I this shot he was ripping into our tree looking for bugs.
steve
Jun 4, 2019 10:05:08 #
They sure are big wood peckers and can make quite a racket in early morning outside of my bedroom window.....yep !
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