Pileated Woodpeckers

[Wondering]

Hello all,

I am taking a course in writing for children and would like to write a piece about pileated woodpeckers for my final assignment.  If anyone has any interesting/fun/unusual stories about encounters with this woodpecker, I would love to hear about them!

[Joe]

I'm sure you can have fun with the 'Pill-ee-ated', 'Pie-lee-ated' pronunciation thing... you know 'to-may-to, to-mah-to'...

Feeling punchy after a busy day,
Joe

[mike]

I found a mating pair in Earl Bales Park last year and got a few good shots. Caught them in the middle of making a nest. I checked on them a couple times but it seems they abandoned the nest about a month later. I did see someone with a huge Canon lens looking for them. They were close to the nest but I didn't mention that I knew where it was. I had posted online at the time they were in the area and possibly that resulted in the abandonment of the nest. Next time I'm keeping my mouth shut:o) Here's a couple links to some shots of them.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... 5038-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... ir5117.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... 7-4896.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... 6-4904.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... 1-4746.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... d45121.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... cker-1.jpg

[mike]

forgot I had this as well..short but sweet
http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h234/ ... I_0263.flv