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Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Description:

To the other side of the spectrum, one of the largest species of woodpecker in North America. This particular bird was roughly 16" in length.

Notes:

photos taken by Gary Zehms.

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5 Comments

joshuaknutson
joshuaknutson 11 years ago

Nice photo

Tyann
Tyann 11 years ago

@Awesome3475 - cheers :)

Awesome3475
Awesome3475 11 years ago

Nice :D

Tyann
Tyann 11 years ago

@HeidiEaton - thanks! hopefully one wings its way over to you as this one did for me :)

HeidiEaton
HeidiEaton 11 years ago

This bird is on my top ten list for birds I want to see. Very nice!

Tyann
Spotted by
Tyann

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Dec 10, 2012
Submitted on Dec 10, 2012

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