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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
(L 16.5" WS 29" WT 10 oz)
Washington Oaks
Gardens St Pk
Gardens St Pk
05Feb2012
Digs rectangular holes in trees
to find ants...can cause small
trees to break in half.
to find ants...can cause small
trees to break in half.
Six Mile Cypress
Slough Preserve
Slough Preserve
female
© Wikipedia
Dryocopus in Greek means
oak tree; pileatus in Latin
means capped.
oak tree; pileatus in Latin
means capped.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Audubon
Society
Society
drums
21Jan2017
06Apr2022
Female has a black
line here...in males
it is red.
line here...in males
it is red.