This post was published by mistake on Friday with the wrong photo. Our sincere apologies to Frank M. and to all of our followers.
Look at the cute sight one of our favorite long-time guests — Frank M. from Groton Point, CT — caught during his last visit: two Pileated Woodpeckers dancing around Ocean’s Reach!
The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the biggest, most striking forest birds on the continent. It’s nearly the size of a crow, black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. They often whack at dead trees and fallen logs in search of their main prey, carpenter ants, leaving unique rectangular holes in the wood.
Cool Fact: The holes that the Pileated Woodpecker digs can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half!
