Listen to the frogs, don't look at this "video"
As we were hiking near dusk listening to the chorus of Tree Frogs, we came upon a handsome male Pileated Woodpecker who was busily excavating his nest hole.
A group of Pileated Woodpeckers is known as a "crown."
We enjoy seeing these beautiful woodpeckers in many places on our travels. It's always a treat.
A pair stays together on its territory all year round. It will defend the territory in all seasons, but will tolerate new arrivals during the winter months.
They prefer large trees for nesting and their excavations are so extensive that they often attract other birds (other woodpeckers and House Wrens) that may come and feed there.
They hammer so fast it's often nothing more than a blur.
These large woodpeckers (16-20 inches and 2 1/2 foot wingspan) dig characteristically rectangular holes in trees looking for ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half.
From Maxine
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