Piliated Woodpeckers are notoriously shy so it's rare to see them, let alone two of them at the same time. The photo is blurry but I thought I'd post it anyway. In our part of Pennsylvania, we are lucky to have so many of these large birds. I've encountered them up close several times, but those are fleeting moments. I'm not fast enough to get a close shot. These photos are blurred b/c they were taken from our living room window. The PIliated Woodpecker usually feeds on insects in dead trees, often on the ground. I've seen them at work tearing up the wood and sending chips flying. Do these birds know something I don't? I think that tree is still alive but maybe their appearance is prophetic. We'll see..
Piliated Woodpeckers are notoriously shy so it's rare to see them, let alone two of them at the same time. The photo is blurry but I thought I'd post it anyway. In our part of Pennsylvania, we are lucky to have so many of these large birds. I've encountered them up close several times, but those are fleeting moments. I'm not fast enough to get a close shot. These photos are blurred b/c they were taken from our living room window. The PIliated Woodpecker usually feeds on insects in dead trees, often on the ground. I've seen them at work tearing up the wood and sending chips flying. Do these birds know something I don't? I think that tree is still alive but maybe their appearance is prophetic. We'll see..
