Rondeau Ric

  A pleasant surprise when this female pileated woodpecker visited the yard on May 19, 2025. We often hear and occasionally see a pileated but they are very rare in our yard. Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Dryocopus pileatus The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half.

Pileated woodpecker,Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Dec 13, 2023. A treat, we had two pleated in the yard, we usually hear them but don't see them. This one dropped down to the little pond in our water feature. a new pond bird. Dryocopus pileatus A Pileated Woodpecker pair stays together on its territory all year round. It will defend the territory in all seasons, but will tolerate new arrivals during the winter. source - allaboutbirds-org. Photo by Anne.

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.

Was at friend David's trying out his 100-500mm RF lens when a neighbour said a pileated was in a tree down the road. Off we went and we had a close encounter with the woodpecker. If you look closely you can see an ant in its bill. By the way, it is a great lens and I'm probably going to order one. Just outside Rondeau Provincial Park Jan 28, 2023. Dryocopus pileatus The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Feb 15, 2021. It isn't often that a pileated comes to or flies through the yard. This now landed in the trees next door. Dryocopus pileatus A Pileated Woodpecker pair stays together on its territory all year round. It will defend the territory in all seasons, but will tolerate new arrivals during the winter. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 2020. Normally we just hear this large woodpecker but every once in awhile one comes into our yard. Dryocopus pileatus The Pileated Woodpecker prefers large trees for nesting. In young forests, it will use any large trees remaining from before the forest was cut. Because these trees are larger than the rest of the forest, they present a lightning hazard to the nesting birds. source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker

May 3, 2020, Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Hammering away about 10 feet from me. Love the little crest. Dryocopus pileatus The Pileated Woodpecker prefers large trees for nesting. In young forests, it will use any large trees remaining from before the forest was cut. Because these trees are larger than the rest of the forest, they present a lightning hazard to the nesting birds.

This pileated was absorbed in finding food and didn't seem to mind the birders standing 25 feet away. It put on a show for about 15 minutes before leaving. I left with about 250 shots. Dryocopus pileatus The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half. source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

I think this tree might be a favourite haunt of the pileated woodpeckers in the neighbourhood. Heavily cropped due to the distances involved. Dryocopus pileatus A Pileated Woodpecker pair stays together on its territory all year round. It will defend the territory in all seasons, but will tolerate new arrivals during the winter. source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.