As I noted the weather had been horrible around here, but my local Pileated Woodpeckers know a trip to my yard yields food. Two days ago I captured this female Pileated Woodpecker during a heavy snow. I thought folks might like seeing the female and male images juxtaposed. Males have a “scarlet moustache” Females do not. In addition, for males the scarlet crest reaches all the way to the upper beak. (another blog post of mine which shows both sexes right next to each other in the same tree)
Female Pileated Woodpecker
Male Pileated Woodpecker
One in my back yard in Columbia Missouri
Had 2:in my backyard yesterday. SE corner Pennsylvania, Longwood area.
2 females in backyard yesterday. One probing ground around a fir tree stump.
Another hanging upside down on a wooden portico searching for bugs.
Saw my first Pileated in Florida last year. They are such awesome birds:-)
Thank you for this information. I see them often at my friend’s and wanted to know the differences. They love the seed cakes!
Thanks for showing the difference between the male and female pileated. Saw my first one last year here in Florida. Now I know it was a female:-)
I learned something today, thanks👍
Nice comparison shots. I also like the streaky falling snow (or rain, whatever that was!).