Saturday, September 17, 2011

Pileated Woodpecker at Chimney Rock Hawk Watch

We did see some hawks high in the sky at Chimney Rock Hawk Watch but the highlight was a pileated woodpecker.
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

The sequence below shows the woodpecker cleaning. It spent 5 minutes gathering leaves and throwing them from the nest.

Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker


Pileated Woodpecker

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