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A Pileated Woodpecker at Work in Quebec City.

Pileated woodpecker at work on a tree in Québec City
Pileated woodpecker at work on a tree in Québec City

The Pileated Woodpecker has a height of 48 centimeters. The work it did on this tree in Sillery, in Quebec City, caused damage over a meter long. But the tree was already in bad shape, as the bird naturally chooses the trunks that are easiest to perforate. Let’s just say that after this Pileated Woodpecker is done with the tree, the owner will have to prune his tree for safety.

Wood chips resulting from the work of a Pileated Woodpecker
Wood chips resulting from the work of a Pileated Woodpecker

Above is a glimpse of the wood shavings gathering at the bottom of the tree as the Pileated Woodpecker gets busy.

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Environment

Bird photography : the Pileated Woodpecker in Quebec.

Pileated Woodpecker (female) at work on a silver maple in 2020.
Pileated Woodpecker (female) at work on a silver maple in 2020.





Last week, a Pileated Woodpecker female landed on our silver maple. When it digs a hole in a tree to find food, the bird hits the trunk harder and at a much slower rate than the Hairy Woodpecker. This is what caught our attention.





This Woodpecker is impressive, especially when it is the first time that we have the chance to observe it at work. The Pileated Woodpecker measures between 40 and 49 cm and is found in Canada and the United States. When its work is completed, it leaves a hole of about 10 x 7 cm in the tree.





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