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Pileated Woodpecker Female

Dryocopus pileatus

Description:

The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker, roughly crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in the United States, excepting the possibly extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

Habitat:

forests, pine trees

Notes:

Thought this was a crow, until I realized it was hanging upside down on the branch, looking for insects probably.

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1 Comment

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 11 years ago

This makes three kinds of woodpeckers in my neighborhood.

HeatherMiller
Spotted by
HeatherMiller

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Sep 29, 2012
Submitted on Sep 29, 2012

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