Pileated soul.



Have you ever seen the bottom of the feet (sole) of a pileated woodpecker?
Now you have.
We spotted the pileated on a downed tree and it flew on to another while we were watching.
I got several really good images but this one just made me smile.
ISO 800, 500mm, f7.1. 1/800 sec.
Rondeau Provincial Park, April 27, 2023.
Dryocopus pileatus
The feeding excavations of a Pileated Woodpecker are so extensive that they often attract other birds. Other woodpeckers, as well as House Wrens, may come and feed there.

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