Looking out the front door I spotted a pair of Pileated woodpeckers on the side of a tree across the street. One of them, a male, flew right at me and landed in a big tree next door. The second stayed on the other side of the street flying from tree to tree.
Within a very short time the female across the street had flown tree to tree down the street and out of sight. These large birds create quite a commotion when they fly through the neighborhood!
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They sound nice in a wooded area quicly tapping on the trees. The sound carries a good way.
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Thanks, John. We’ve got at least four different species of woodpeckers in our immediate area. We’ve heard several of them all “pecking” at once and it’s an amazing sound!
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It’s pecker season it seems.
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They have been out in force this year. Thanks, Tim.
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What an excellent shot! We have a pair in the old oak tree in our yard. I hear them more often than I see them.
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You are so fortunate to have a nesting pair on your grounds! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
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I love those birds – so glad they still have protected status!
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They are exciting to see. We love them too.
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Well spotted
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They are fun to see. Thanks, Derrick.
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We have several woodpeckers here: downy, hairy, red breasted, but not the pileated. I love to watch them and hear them too.
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You are fortunate to have them. To me they are the bringers of percussion to the woods!
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