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Pileated Woodpecker (female)
Stanley Jones

Pileated Woodpecker (female) (Dryocopus pileatus)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus subsp. pileatus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Roadside with tame pasture on both sides of road with remnant coastal woods ca. 1,000 m (3281 ft) away. She appeared to be trying to excavate a nest hole on the back side of the telephone pole. North of Double Bayou, Chambers County, Texas, USA at ca. 3 m (9.8 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Roadside with tame pasture on both sides of road with remnant coastal woods ca. 1,000 m (3281 ft) away.
Location
North of Double Bayou, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2015
Scientific name
Dryocopus pileatus
Equipment used
Canon
jbpixels
It def. looks near to a road. Not the bird but the pole. I have seen similar poles in the past. I love it when peckers/birds occupy telephone poles. LOL. Great capture. :-O:gh:;)
 
Doc Duck
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Superb capture! She's got a lot of excavating left to do, though, if she's making a nest hole. :eek!: Did you stay around to watch her progress? How long did she take, or maybe rather how far did she get with it?
 

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