Talk:Pileated woodpecker

Amazingly, I just saw my first Pileated Woodpecker on Mother's Day, May 8, 2005. Not knowing that the Pileated Wood Pecker existed, you can imagine my shock when it was spotted high on a loblolly pine, 1/4 mile from the ocean front in Virginia Beach VA. Having read of the rediscovery of the large Ivory-billed with the red crest, but forgetting the ivory-billed part, I watch in amazement when this larger than life woodpecker used its beak to flick-off pieces of bark on the pine tree. I ran quickly and quietly into the house to retrieve my camera for a comfirmation shot, but (you guessed it) 2 minutes later it had flown the coop! Now I'm on this website discovering that it was not the Ivory-billed, its relative the Pileated Woodpecker.

I live in Northern Florida and we have several families of Pileated Woodpeckers that live in and around our yard. They are amazing birds to watch high up in the trees.

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For more information on the Pileated Woodpecker visit:

Pileated Woodpecker Central (http://www.pileatedwoodpeckercentral.com)

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giant woodpecker

I just had one of these birds in my backyard and took approx 25 pics in action and the last one in flight at 1/400 sec. f4.7 after digging several holes about three giant worms were consumed. Clear Lake City, Texas about 6 miles from the Space Center. Gateway 5 mp Camera.