Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Drycopus pileatus

The pileated woodpecker can do major damage to a tree or even a house. This bird, also called an Indian Hen, is very elusive. It's approximately the size of a crow. This tree can be seen along Pepper's Trail. The easiest way to spot this particular tree is to look at the base of the tree where you can see a goodly amount of freshly chipped wood in a pile on the ground. It appears to be a Red Pine and lives on the east side of Pepper's Trail.

1 comment:

Goosey said...

Those holes are huge, I will look that bird up, we have quite small woodpeckers over here in comparison