I have been watching the Pileated Woodpeckers hammer this tree for a few days now. This tree is nearly rotten and appears to be full of beetles. They continue to whittle this tree to eat the beetles.
I have seen two Pileated Woodpeckers on this time at the same time, male and female. Every time I try to sneak up to take pictures of them on this tree they fly away. All of my pictures were blurry so I don’t have a picture to share with you.
You can see a previous post I did on the Pileated Woodpecker last year, click this link Pileated Woodpecker 🙂 Below is a picture that I took last year.
The pileated woodpecker is the largest woodpecker and is very beautiful!
They can really destroy a tree in no time at all.
Enjoy your weekend!
Michael's Woodcrafts 
they really are doing a number on that bark! 🙂 we have a pair locally here. my photos never turn out as good as yours did. i do love to hear their ‘laugh’, though.
They sure have been whittling it down. They are really beautiful birds 🙂 It’s funny you mention their laugh, you gotta love it, we hear them all the time.
I love those prehistoric looking birds! I always hear them before I see them–either the drum beat against a tree or the screeching sound of theirs—really great birds 🙂
They are prehistoric, I love their screeching kinda laugh 🙂
How energetic they are! They have certainly left their mark on that tree. You seem very affectionate to these creatures whose purpose is to destroy wood 😉 So glad there are no beetles in your beautiful walnut boards! WG
They are beautiful birds and always eager to eat! I am sure they would destroy a walnut tree if it had beetles too! But not my boards please!!!
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I had no idea woodpeckers can do that! Nice post! 🙂 ela
Not any woodpecker, only the Pileated woodpecker! 🙂
I heard one of them for the first time a few years ago. They are massive and make a loud thumping sound. Impressive for sure.
Hi Bob, I am glad you had a chance to visit my site. You are right, they are huge and can get the size of a chicken. Very loud too! 🙂
Did you see the Walnut I managed to find this week?
Yea. Nice find!
thank you Bob, 🙂
Wow. They really are beautiful!
Wow! It’s amazing how much they can rough up a tree. I’ve never seen a pileated woodpecker (other than in photos). It’s a beautiful bird.
Hi Robin, they are beautiful 🙂 and they can whittle down a near decaying tree in no time if there are bug or beetles in the wood!
A beauty. We get Green and Spotted woodpeckers, both of which have caused the semi- demise of our pussy willow tree… still, I do love hearing and seeing them!
Hi Cathy, They are very beautiful! I had to go look up the green and spotted woodpecker, would that be the Great Spotted Woodpecker you are talking about? They are beautiful too! Never seen one of these in person, only pictures!
Yes, the Great Spotted Woodpecker – it is not as common as the Green ones though, which can be seen all spring and summer picking ants out of our lawn! Funny how the prettiest birds seem to be the rarest!
I did more research on both the Green woodpecker and the Great Spotted woodpecker, they are very beautiful and native to Europe. I agree, the rarest birds are the prettiest!
Never realized this destructive characteristic. I love seeing and hearing these woodpeckers.
What a gorgeous woodpecker! We’re had them make holes in our cedar siding…not so nice!!!
yes, they are gorgeous but as you know they can make big holes in wood to get bugs and beetles!
Oh my they can make quick work out of a tree! Hope your weekend is going well too. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
They sure can, took less than a week for them to do all that! Enjoy your evening and Sunday! 🙂
I see trees like that all the time but only see the birds every now and then. That’s a great shot that you got of that one!
Thank you, took me a long time to get that picture! 😉 I spotted a few more trees like this one on my hike Saturday, I could hear Pileated Woodpeckers but didn’t see them. They are so fast and don’t like people around.
That is quite the damage Michael! It is heartbreaking to see a tree so damaged.
Yes, it is hard to believe that they can do that kind of damage!
Yes, it is just incredible!!