I live in Portland, OR and on weekend mornings my husband and I marvel at the jungle sound we hear and have made a few half-hearted attempts to figure out what it was — to no avail (I found that online searches for birdsong are akin to a needle in a haystack for a novice.) Today we know! THANK YOU. For both this and for sharing your refreshing newsletter and beautiful artwork. I need more of this in my life.
I was camping in Killbear Provincial Park in Ontario about five years ago, and I woke up to the sound of a woodpecker. When I exited my tent I was delighted to see that it was a pileated woodpecker knocking on a tall pine. I watched it for a bit and realized that there were two, and they moved around the tree until they were on either side of the trunk at the same height! It looked almost like a cuckoo clock!
"Any day with a pileated woodpecker is a good day. " - YES! I love hearing their loud call echo through the early morning trees. I was just saying I haven't seen any for way too long, having been moved away from one of the trails I walked last year because it was inundated with people. A number of years ago I had the great good fortune to stumble into the coming out party for 2 fledglings. Omg, giant baby woodpeckers are definitely one of the coolest things I've ever experienced! Beautiful writing, beautiful artwork. Thank you.
I don’t know that I’ve seen a pileated woodpecker in my yard, but I often see them in my parents. They are really beautiful and fascinating to watch. On another note: I recently discovered I had a family of gray foxes living under my deck. They since moved on, but for 2 or 3 weeks my life revolved around learning and watching them from my window. Fun fact: they can climb trees, which I got to see firsthand!
I live in Portland, OR and on weekend mornings my husband and I marvel at the jungle sound we hear and have made a few half-hearted attempts to figure out what it was — to no avail (I found that online searches for birdsong are akin to a needle in a haystack for a novice.) Today we know! THANK YOU. For both this and for sharing your refreshing newsletter and beautiful artwork. I need more of this in my life.
I was camping in Killbear Provincial Park in Ontario about five years ago, and I woke up to the sound of a woodpecker. When I exited my tent I was delighted to see that it was a pileated woodpecker knocking on a tall pine. I watched it for a bit and realized that there were two, and they moved around the tree until they were on either side of the trunk at the same height! It looked almost like a cuckoo clock!
"Any day with a pileated woodpecker is a good day. " - YES! I love hearing their loud call echo through the early morning trees. I was just saying I haven't seen any for way too long, having been moved away from one of the trails I walked last year because it was inundated with people. A number of years ago I had the great good fortune to stumble into the coming out party for 2 fledglings. Omg, giant baby woodpeckers are definitely one of the coolest things I've ever experienced! Beautiful writing, beautiful artwork. Thank you.
I don’t know that I’ve seen a pileated woodpecker in my yard, but I often see them in my parents. They are really beautiful and fascinating to watch. On another note: I recently discovered I had a family of gray foxes living under my deck. They since moved on, but for 2 or 3 weeks my life revolved around learning and watching them from my window. Fun fact: they can climb trees, which I got to see firsthand!