Male Pileated Woodpecker

Norman Johnson

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Norman Johnson

Riverview, FL

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Male Pileated Woodpecker

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Norman Johnson

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A male pileated woodpecker searches a tree in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lane Park for a snack of carpenter ants.

Pileated woodpeckers (dryocopus pileatus) can be found in forests with mature trees, dead trees and downed wood all across southern Canada, The west coast of the United States down to northern California and all of the states east of the Mississippi River. They don't migrate so they can be found year round in the same areas. They like large mature trees for nesting and make a rectangular hole for the entrance to their nest that they dig out of the tree which they only use once.

The pileated woodpeckers diet consists mainly of carpenter ants, but also eats termites, woodboring beetle larva, caterpillars, cockroaches,, grasshoppers and other ants. They also eat wild fruit, berries and nuts when they need to suppliment their diets, even including poison ivy berries.

All the holes that the pileated woodpecker digs is rectangular, not just the nest entrance, and can be quite large. These holes attract other birds to look for food.

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Thomas R Fletcher

Cowen, WV - United States

Great capture

Norman Johnson replied:

Thanks Thomas.

Karen Beasley

Sherwood, AR - United States

Great capture! They can make a lot of noise too. LF

Norman Johnson replied:

Thank you very much Karen. I'm glad you like it.

Norman Johnson

Riverview, FL - United States

I'm really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."

Norman Johnson

Riverview, FL - United States

I'm really glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."

William Tasker

Stuart, FL - United States

Oh! Great shot, Norman! I love these birds and this is terrific! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F

Norman Johnson replied:

I'm really glad you like it William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."