Pecking Away

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in the woods of Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice perspective! How did you manage to get to eye level? Posted 3 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  He was very low on the tree & right at my level, just took a slight crouch to get him Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Cool! I wonder if there's a difference in behavior with European species I'm used to. They're very shy and often seen only high up. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Greg Shchepanek
      
      Lion
      
      It is rare for me to get them this low, like you said they are shy and high up. This guy freaked out when he realized I was photographing Posted 3 years ago

The Pileated Woodpecker

The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker, roughly crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in the United States, excepting the possibly extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek