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Dryocopus pileatus
16.5 inches long, distinctive very loud call.
East Texas Piney Woods.
I see and hear a pair of these quite often, but they usually fly off when I get anywhere close. I have seen this one over the last few days, chipping away at a pine tree that has several dead branches.
Spotted on Sep 7, 2014
Submitted on Sep 8, 2014
1 Comment
Nice one!