(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj275/nastygunz/Woody-1.jpg)
:innocentwhistle: That's quite a pek__- um, bird. Yeah, quite a bird!!
Unless you know what that is, or have seen one in person, you cant appreciate how huge they actually are.
It's a pileated woodpecker and the body alone on these things in adult form, when perched, is about the size of a football. :shock2:
I had one out front on my suet feeder last year off and on for several days, and couldnt get a pick to save my life, but it was so cool to see him out there.
They have an incredible scream too.
That's the 2nd one I have seen this year, very cool birds and they have a maniacal call! I wonder if he was after all dem grapes?
Absolutely :eyebrownod:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pileated_Woodpecker
I was at my In-Laws house a few years back when one of those big suckers started banging on their Cedar Siding. I thought someone was trying to break in using a jack hammer. :laf:
Needless to say, they had to replace their siding. :innocentwhistle:
We got those here in NC on the logging tracts we hunt. Sounds like somebody framing a house when they get on a dead pine tree!