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Pileated Woodpecker/(Dryocopus pileatus)


Pileated Woodpecker/(Dryocopus pileatus)

Chipping a hole in a dead tree in our forest just off the deck. It is the largest woodpecker in Canada. He can excavate the tree pretty good. These holes are enormous. I am not sure if he will nest there or not.
We also have Downy and Hairy woodpeckers visiting our suet feeders. They are all pretty noisy announcing their arrival.



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I was just thinkng the same thing. He's a beauty.

8 Oct, 2022

 

Great photo Klahanie. Lovely to see the woodpecker.

11 Oct, 2022

 

I've never seen any woodpecker in the wild, but here we get lots of Crows, Seagulls, Jackdaws & Magpies. Though none of these ever enter the balcony.

We also get lots of Pigeons! 🥵 Though they don't very often actually enter the balcony, they do occasionally, especially in spring when they are looking for a nesting place. But the reason for the angry face is because of their droppings. They sit on the railings of the 4th floor balcony above us & their droppings fall into our balcony along the dripline. They are very slippery when the are wet, though I try not to tread on them after a little rain. They also fall on my plants that are near the balcony railings & even on me if I happen to be doing anything near the railings! 🥵

11 Oct, 2022

 

Lovely capture, Klahanie! Lovely to see.

12 Oct, 2022



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