I was out in my yard loading up my lawnmower for the repair shop when I heard the unmistakeable call of a woodpecker. I grabbed my camera and captured a great shot of it perched on the telephone pole across the street in my neighbors yard. This shot is on my Canon Rebel xsi EOS with a 58mm zoom lens on automatic setting. It was about 18" or so high and I was able to identify it as a Pileated
Woodpecker (Dryocopus
pileatus). It is known more commonly by it's nickname: 'Woody Woodpecker.' Pileated means it is crested with a
large red feather spike on top of its head.
It eats ants, beetles, fruits, nuts, and seeds. It is the largest woodpecker in
Fl.

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