Hello Mr. Pileated Woodpecker
As I was eating my breakfast this morning I looked out the window and was surprised and delighted to see a Pileated Woodpecker. At 19 inches, this is Minnesota’s largest woodpecker. They are supposedly quite shy around people. This one was a male, as noted by his red mustache. He stayed for 30 minutes excavating a hole in the neighbor’s silver maple tree, probably looking for carpenter ants. In the afternoon he returned for ten minutes. Additional photos on Flickr.
Tags: Birds, Birdwatching, My Videos
November 3, 2010
How amazing you saw this beautiful bird.
November 6, 2010
cooooooooooool
November 18, 2010
[...] birdwatching couldn’t get much better than this—from the comfort of my own home! First the Pileated Woodpecker; now the Northern Flicker. This is a male Flicker, identified by his handsome black mustache. The [...]
November 19, 2010
Probably the best look I’ll ever get at this fascinating bird! Just one more reason to move to Minnesota?