The laughing call and rhythmic drumming of the pileated woodpecker often echo through the forest at the back of my property. The pileated is 17 inches in size, it's a big bird.
Thank you so much for putting my photo of the Redpoll from yesterday on the PP, so pleased you liked him!
I 'd love to see such a big woodpecker! While up the coast visiting our daughter, I hear the woodpeckers all the time, but they're small. I did, however, photograph some cut trees that were set aside and they're peppered with little holes!