Pileated Woodpecker 16×20 Photo

Pileated Woodpecker is one of 22 woodpecker species in USA. It is the largest one and is 3 times longer than the small Downy Woodpecker. The shade of the head with the bright red is very distinctive and is an easy bird to identify. This photo shows the pileated on the side of a tree with its bill extended. The bird can drum close to 17 beats per second? 

In the winter Pileated Woodpeckers roosts by itself. The male woodpecker often uses the same hole used for nesting; the female will create a new hole to sleep in. The Pileated Woodpecker rarely nests in the same tree twice.