We've had a mysterious happening here on the farm of late. Alongside our driveway is a wood shed. Beside this woodshed are a few stumps that have been torn apart by some critter - perhaps a bear? A porcupine, or a raccoon, or some other critter looking for insects within the wood? Every day, just a little more wood has been torn out of the stumps.
And then, we noticed some areas of the surrounding trees that were "scratched" away. Perhaps the critter was also climbing the trees? So many questions to be answered!
We decided to investigate this mysterious occurrence by placing a game camera on one of the smaller live trees so that we might see the varmint in action. And this is what we saw...
Now, the funny thing is - I have been wanting to catch a photograph of a Pileated Woodpecker for years, but they are quite elusive and shy. It's one bird that has continuously dodged the camera lens. Almost every day I see one fly across my path, or hear one in the woods nearby, but just have never been able to capture one on "film. The game camera is great for evidence, but not great for quality photography. Still... it was fun to capture this guy in action!
If you are unable to view the video above, you can find it HERE.
Blog Housekeeping: I just received a message from Feedburner. This is the service that sends out my blog posts to your email (if you signed up for that).
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As I mentioned yesterday.... the only constant thing is change. I guess we'll just have to adapt!
Comments
As a kid, I never thought that the cartoon, Woody Woodpecker, made any sense. Then in my twenties I saw and heard a Pileated Woodpecker and I understood where the idea came from. Especially his “laugh”.
They are search for ant larva for food in the wood they peck those big holes in
Your flowers are just beautiful and so colorful all around your place. Are those pansies in the final picture? Wow ...they look like velvet don't they? Thank you for a great blog! Glad you solved the mystery!
I hope he doesn’t start pecking on the house wood!
I rtoo eceived the Feed-burner message . . .
I agree, we can count on CHANGE.