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Hylatomus pileatus
The longleaf pine forests that buffer the 400,000-acre Okefenokee Swamp are chock-full of woodpeckers and this pileated woodpecker was abundant in the swamp and really enjoyed watching it peck away. It is the largest woodpecker in the United States. I just love its hairdo--so spiked.
Okefenokee Swamp, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2015
Submitted on Mar 28, 2015
8 Comments
Your welcome!
Thank you desmond
I really like pic 3!
Thanks James. Heading back home to Maryland
Love image 1 Mary, like a bad hairdo! Great stuff!~
I've never seen one. Lots of squarking parrots down here in Oz, but no woodpeckers.
Thanks Neil. I would walk the swamp trail every morning just to see this woodpecker.
Love the hair! Great spotting of this little beauty, Mary. Well done.