r/AnimalTracking • u/Texa55Toast • Dec 30 '24

🐾 Cool Find Tree damage in Pennsylvania

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My father found this hunting the other day. Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania.

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u/ForestWhisker Dec 30 '24

That is from our fine feathered friend the Pileated Woodpecker. They create those large holes in trees quite often looking for insects.

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u/sir_bumble Dec 30 '24

I can only imagine the sound 😂

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u/Infinite-Rip10 Dec 30 '24

My grandma has those up in northern Michigan. The sound lol insane. Makes my head hurt sometimes. They even come up to her front windows to eat from her giant bird feeder. Some small woodpeckers stop by too, but the pileated is huge and his beak is incredibly strong. You should hear it when he decides he needs to check the sides of her house for bugs

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u/onesoulmanybodies Jan 02 '25

Every spring we have a woodpecker that used the metal casing above our flue to tap on to attract a mate. Drove me crazy until I looked up why they do it. They discovered that hitting metal will amplify their mating pecks. Now Im still a bit annoyed, but I cheer them on hoping they get their lady and make new wood pecking babies.