Subject: Live Animal | Type: Photo | Life Stages And Gender: Adult/Sexually Mature | Anatomy: Male | Behaviors: Communication :: Sexual/Courtship Display
Subject: Live Animal | Type: Photo | Life Stages And Gender: Adult/Sexually Mature | Anatomy: Male | Behaviors: Communication :: Sexual/Courtship Display
The very large holes left in this yellow birch are characteristic of the pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus. Maine, 28th November 2008, mixed coastal forest. The identification by Bob Andersen (thanks Bob) is tentative and I would welcome confirmation or correction