Love the way he looks into camera before taking off. There is a dead tree behind our garage that a pileated goes to quite often. Sometimes will hear his call. Had a tree guy come and say, you need to take that dead tree down. Heck no!
They are beautiful birds! We moved to Kentucky last year. Since I put up the bird feeders, we have a Pileated Woodpecker that visits from time to time. As regular visitors, we have a male and female Downey, a male and female Hairy, and a Red-Bellied. They are all beautiful. But our special one-time visitor (so far) was a Northern Flicker, and it was such a surprise and such a gorgeous bird! Thank you for all your tips. I have used them as I have started my bird feeding, and I have seen birds that I had never seen before. I still want to get cameras, so maybe soon.
Those Pileated Woodpeckers remind me of the people with the REALLY bright (unnaturally) red hair. You occasionally see them on the birdcam Cornell has at Sapsucker Woods.
You'll have to get a suet feeder sized for them. I found once they started showing up they quickly become regulars. And they feast for 5-10 minutes at a time! Sometimes the male and female show up together.
We live in a wooded area in south/ central Indiana and are fortunate to have daily visits to our suet feeders by pileated woodpeckers. They're certainly a wonderful sight. Congratulations!
We live just outside of Atlanta, Georgia and had the opportunity to see one on our suet cake about two months ago. I Couldn’t believe my eyes. That was a first for us! It filled us with “pure joy” and excitement!!!
We have them up here in NH, too. They are very reclusive! That's awesome that one came in for a bite. Not a common occurrence - at least not that I've experienced. 😎👍
We sometimes see them in the Assiniboine Forest in Winnipeg. They have a huge range, from the southeastern US all the way up to the Northwest Territories.
Oh congratulations Scott that is so exciting!!! He is so awesome! I love them! You are very lucky I have never had one at my feeders. They are one of my favorites. 😊
We were doing hand-feeding at a trail that allows it along the north shore of Ontario a couple of winters ago. Lots of chickadees, and then my oldest had a nuthatch come in. Later she also had a downy woodpecker land in her hand and that freaked her out. 😂 The pileated is beautiful-I only get to see those way up in the treetops.
Congratulations !!!! I’m so jealous 😀. We have woodpeckers in the park opposite our building here in central London but I am still waiting to see one visiting the feeding station in our garden. I hope yours becomes a regular visitor.
I saw one of these in my backyard a couple weeks ago. I was freaking out!! I couldn't believe how big it was. We have a lot of dead trees on our lot, so hopefully I'll see him again.
I live in Kentucky. I had a pair visit my feeding area. They even built a nest about 50 feet from the food in a very tall oak tree. I was amazed at what a large limb they actually managed to remove from the tree and hollow out area to make a nest. They raised three little ones. Squirrels now nest in the hole they made. I have seen them many times since then, but they never built a nest so close again.
Great Film Catch. I have seen that Pileated Woodpecker in Woodbridge, New Jersey. They are beautiful. I believe that is the bird that Woody Woodpecker ( The Cartoon) was based on. Thank You for sharing.
I’m soooo jealous! I have 6 different suet feeders trying my hardest to get one. Have seen it in area and hear frequently but no luck yet. Red bellied, downy, and hairy galore tho.
We have been getting them in Momence Illinois for several years but this past winter is the first winter that I have seen them on my suet feeders. I love these birds.
These birds are magnificent! I've heard them many times as you can here. When he's next to the suet feeder you can see his throat moving as he calls. Check out the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Now thought to be extinct but they look so much like these.
Since he is colorful, I will assume that is a male? He is truly quite handsome, nice catch! Looks like the word is getting out among the bird community that your feeders are the best around... :)
The primary visible difference between the sexes is the colour of the line that runs from the bill to the throat. In males it's red (and this guy is indeed therefore male); in females it's black. Otherwise they tend to be equally bright.
Wow! That's awesome! What a cool looking bird, so regal. It reminds me (a little bit) of a roadrunner with that pointed top notch and long straight beak. Congratulations on that wonderful visit! I hope he comes back more often now that he knows where he can find the yummy food!
Congratulations on attracting this species and capturing it on video. I hope to attract them someday, but I don’t think I live in their habitat. There’s not a lot of dead, rotting wood or trees (which I’ve heard they like) in my area.
I've tried a few different types of Wild bird seed. Seems the type that's empty for me by sunset seems to be the type with corn in it. Butt yes different seeds do attract different birds. And boy can they get spoiled on certain seeds & empty a feeder looking for sunflower or corn chunks.
Most birds love black oil sunflower seeds. But most mixtures have sprinkling of sunflower and lots of cracked corn and red millet which birds never touch. So the right mixture does make a difference. A mix with shelled sunflower, fruit, and nuts may be more expensive, but there is no waste from shells and you will get many more species.
Birds do care and I have had success with certain kinds of bird food. Here is an article I wrote that goes into detail and will better explain it. birdwatchinghq.com/bird-seed-types/
He's so pretty! Question. Do you ever have any rats at your bird feeders? I recently put some safflower seeds out for the birds, because I was told cardinals like it, but squirrels and swallows don't. Well, the swallows ate most of it, I think. And one time I happened to see a rat on the ground underneath the feeder eating the dropped seeds. I haven't put any seed out since. I live in an apartment, and I really don't want to take the chance of a rat being into my home. I hang the feeder from a short shepherds hook that clamps onto my porch railing. Then the other day I put a suet feeder out, and happened to look outside and saw a rat standing on my porch railing and eating the suet. I immediately took it inside. I don't dislike rats, but I cannot be attracting them with bird food. I've put bird seed out for a long time, and have never seen a rat at my feet until now. Only normal birds, squirrels, and sometimes ducks eating stopped seed from the ground. If you have any tips on how to keep the rats away, I'd be grateful to hear them. Thank you so much. I'm sorry for the long post.
Sophie, not sure what birds ate your safflower seeds, but swallows don't eat any seeds at all. Swallows only eat insects and are only in the U.S. in summer.
@@silverinkpot7...Thank you. I was tired when I typed that, and my brain wasn't fully awake. Lol. I meant to say sparrows, not swallows. At least I think they're sparrows. They're common in north Texas, and they're little brownish birds. I saw them a lot at the safflower seeds, but I'm trying to attract cardinals. And detract rats, and sparrows (as much).
Unfortunately, rats can be hard to stop when the birds drop seeds from the feeders. You can look at getting a feeder that doesn't drop seeds like the Absolute II feeders here is the link for it. bwhqstore.com/products/absolute-ii-hopper-bird-feeder-heritage-farms or you can take your feeders in every night
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Love the way he looks into camera before taking off.
There is a dead tree behind our garage that a pileated goes to quite often. Sometimes will hear his call. Had a tree guy come and say, you need to take that dead tree down. Heck no!
I love how the other birds scatter when he lands. He's the T-Rex of the bird table!
Nice! Congrats on attracting the elusive Pileated Woodpecker!
We have many they are amusing ,
Beautiful!
He is magnificent!
They are one of the strangest appearing yet magnificent birds ever. Wish we had them in my part of the country. Congratulations on attracting one.
They love the deep woods, seen them many times here in Tennessee.
ya the woodpeckers we get are smaller
We have them here in Florida. I see them everyday...and they are BIG!
They are beautiful birds! We moved to Kentucky last year. Since I put up the bird feeders, we have a Pileated Woodpecker that visits from time to time. As regular visitors, we have a male and female Downey, a male and female Hairy, and a Red-Bellied. They are all beautiful. But our special one-time visitor (so far) was a Northern Flicker, and it was such a surprise and such a gorgeous bird! Thank you for all your tips. I have used them as I have started my bird feeding, and I have seen birds that I had never seen before. I still want to get cameras, so maybe soon.
I'm not far from you- over by Akron/ Cuyahoga Falls line I saw one when dog-walking- it was a thrill!
SO exciting and beautiful the woodpecker! Wow!
WoW...that is Huge! You have Woody Woodpecker..probably feeding babies on one of the nearby trees!~
What a gift from God. Thanks for Sharing!
Those Pileated Woodpeckers remind me of the people with the REALLY bright (unnaturally) red hair. You occasionally see them on the birdcam Cornell has at Sapsucker Woods.
You'll have to get a suet feeder sized for them. I found once they started showing up they quickly become regulars. And they feast for 5-10 minutes at a time! Sometimes the male and female show up together.
I have seen the Pileated woodpecker many times and when they fly over your head with their song" you know it. They are so beautiful.
Do you know if any in Florida?
@@gramsusa4065 Yes, they can be in Florida.
That was awesome! Very cool🥰
Wow he's Huge!
Very beautiful Woodpecker, first time i saw one. Amazing!
Thanks for the video @Scott
My pleasure!
So exciting! He's a beauty. I hope he'll come around often! ❤️
That woodpecker is so beautiful
That is 1 crazy looking woodpecker.
We live in a wooded area in south/ central Indiana and are fortunate to have daily visits to our suet feeders by pileated woodpeckers. They're certainly a wonderful sight. Congratulations!
So cool, our Arizona woodpeckers are tiny compared to him!
We live just outside of Atlanta, Georgia and had the opportunity to see one on our suet cake about two months ago. I Couldn’t believe my eyes. That was a first for us! It filled us with “pure joy” and excitement!!!
We have them up here in NH, too. They are very reclusive! That's awesome that one came in for a bite. Not a common occurrence - at least not that I've experienced. 😎👍
I have 2 in the woods behind my house in Hudson. Love them!
We sometimes see them in the Assiniboine Forest in Winnipeg. They have a huge range, from the southeastern US all the way up to the Northwest Territories.
Oh congratulations Scott that is so exciting!!! He is so awesome! I love them! You are very lucky I have never had one at my feeders. They are one of my favorites. 😊
This is fabulous!! They are the most beautiful of birds, hope he comes again and again!!
We were doing hand-feeding at a trail that allows it along the north shore of Ontario a couple of winters ago. Lots of chickadees, and then my oldest had a nuthatch come in. Later she also had a downy woodpecker land in her hand and that freaked her out. 😂 The pileated is beautiful-I only get to see those way up in the treetops.
You ain't kidding! He came back and looked right at the camera for us! I love those big birds!!
Hope this great bird found his food nirvana and graces your feeders for months or years to come😊🌻🌸🌷💕
Had one come to my feeders twice this winter. It doesn't stay long enough for me to get a photo.
I love watching and feeding the birds. There are a lot of those woodpeckers here in Florida. Great job and congrats.
Congratulations !!!! I’m so jealous 😀. We have woodpeckers in the park opposite our building here in central London but I am still waiting to see one visiting the feeding station in our garden. I hope yours becomes a regular visitor.
Beautiful woodpecker!
Oh my he is big! Have 2 woodpeckers here in Florida... much smaller.
Wonderful! What a big luck! Thank you for showing us all these beutiful birds, it's exciting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! That is a large bird! How exciting! I am always on the lookout for new birds on my feeders.
I saw one of these in my backyard a couple weeks ago. I was freaking out!! I couldn't believe how big it was. We have a lot of dead trees on our lot, so hopefully I'll see him again.
At timestamp 07:08:57, I think you can hear its mating call
Wow 😲 what a size...
Beautiful bird. They love suet. You have a very nice setup. My goal is to have a bird feeder cam by Oct. this year. Thanks for sharing.
Kool, thanks for sharing
I live in Kentucky. I had a pair visit my feeding area. They even built a nest about 50 feet from the food in a very tall oak tree. I was amazed at what a large limb they actually managed to remove from the tree and hollow out area to make a nest. They raised three little ones. Squirrels now nest in the hole they made. I have seen them many times since then, but they never built a nest so close again.
wow, beautiful, cool !
Your so lucky! I would see one on my wooded property when I lived in a more rural area. They are so big.
Great Film Catch. I have seen that Pileated Woodpecker in Woodbridge, New Jersey. They are beautiful. I believe that is the bird that Woody Woodpecker ( The Cartoon) was based on. Thank You for sharing.
That is awesome!!! I have 2 in my area and they have never gone to my feeder.
I’m soooo jealous! I have 6 different suet feeders trying my hardest to get one. Have seen it in area and hear frequently but no luck yet. Red bellied, downy, and hairy galore tho.
awesome Scott, s9 happy for you. great video, thanks you for sharing I am also bb on my phone ..thumbs up
Just gorgeous!
We have been getting them in Momence Illinois for several years but this past winter is the first winter that I have seen them on my suet feeders. I love these birds.
I'm happy for you! I know how it feels having a "first" at a bird feeder. "Springful" greetings from Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany.
That was wonderful. Don't get to see them so close.
These birds are magnificent! I've heard them many times as you can here. When he's next to the suet feeder you can see his throat moving as he calls. Check out the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Now thought to be extinct but they look so much like these.
Common grackles emptying out the feeding trough. There goes the neighborhood!
Awesome
Wow! How cool!
Since he is colorful, I will assume that is a male? He is truly quite handsome, nice catch! Looks like the word is getting out among the bird community that your feeders are the best around... :)
The primary visible difference between the sexes is the colour of the line that runs from the bill to the throat. In males it's red (and this guy is indeed therefore male); in females it's black. Otherwise they tend to be equally bright.
visiting from Lake Superior
My parents see one almost daily... he likes the bark butter.
What a thrill. Thanks
Wow! That's awesome! What a cool looking bird, so regal. It reminds me (a little bit) of a roadrunner with that pointed top notch and long straight beak. Congratulations on that wonderful visit! I hope he comes back more often now that he knows where he can find the yummy food!
ok that was so cool
Breathtaking! What a Gorgeous bird!
So cool.
That’s great. Never seen them on mine either, even though we are and hear them often.
Wow. Gorgeous specimen. Kudos!
Very cool scott. I'm from Toronto and we seem to share the same type of birds, but I haven't seen a woodpecker this big. I really enjoy your channel.
They are the largest woodpeckers in America.
Wow wonderful! Now time to nail a suet ball cage to post 💝🤗
Soo cool! What a beautiful bird. Thank you for sharing!
I mentioned it had taken place at my station a week or so before this. I to have never seen it before
Very cool. Up close Pileated. Unfortunate for the starlings. 😁👍🌿
Gorgeous!
WOOOW! What a close up!
Ironically, I saw my first Pileated Woodpecker 2 days ago here on the east coast. Hopefully, their populations are increasing.
What part of the east coast? I'm in Maine.
Awesome bird!
Good to see it likes your suet @BirdWatchingHQ. Do you have any corn in the feed?
Congratulations on attracting this species and capturing it on video. I hope to attract them someday, but I don’t think I live in their habitat. There’s not a lot of dead, rotting wood or trees (which I’ve heard they like) in my area.
Too cool. What a beautiful creature ♡
Wow! A real beauty.
So Woody Woodpecker was a pileated woodpecker?
Holy moly! Now HE was Woody Woodpecker!
Wow congratulations 👏 👏👏
I didn't realize they were so big! Plus, it's fun to see a bird that can give starlings a run for their money. :) Great video!
Thanks, I appreciate you watching.
Beautiful! We had one land on our feeder a couple years ago. Wonderful sight!
Beautiful
What a treat to watch!
That is so fantastic! Love it!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing.
I did not know they were THAT big
Stunning bird
And..... ta daaàa... just like that❗ 😀.. and "he'll be back" wtg Scott 😉🐦🇨🇦
Beautiful bird congrats
Love these guys
Woody Woodpecker
I see so many different types of bird seed for sale that claim to attract different birds. Is there any truth to this or do the birds not care?
Sunflower seeds receive universal approval here in Wales
I've tried a few different types of Wild bird seed. Seems the type that's empty for me by sunset seems to be the type with corn in it. Butt yes different seeds do attract different birds. And boy can they get spoiled on certain seeds & empty a feeder looking for sunflower or corn chunks.
Most birds love black oil sunflower seeds. But most mixtures have sprinkling of sunflower and lots of cracked corn and red millet which birds never touch. So the right mixture does make a difference. A mix with shelled sunflower, fruit, and nuts may be more expensive, but there is no waste from shells and you will get many more species.
Birds do care and I have had success with certain kinds of bird food. Here is an article I wrote that goes into detail and will better explain it. birdwatchinghq.com/bird-seed-types/
@@BirdWatchingHQ thanks! will check it out... now I'm going to have to test some of the various seeds out
Beautiful!!
I’m surprised it hasn’t been back. has been back. I don’t think so but I’m surprised it hasn’t since you still feed Suet
Could I please use this footage for my channel? I want to make a video called facts about the Pileated woodpecker lol.. I give you credit
I see them all the time
He's so pretty!
Question. Do you ever have any rats at your bird feeders? I recently put some safflower seeds out for the birds, because I was told cardinals like it, but squirrels and swallows don't. Well, the swallows ate most of it, I think. And one time I happened to see a rat on the ground underneath the feeder eating the dropped seeds. I haven't put any seed out since. I live in an apartment, and I really don't want to take the chance of a rat being into my home.
I hang the feeder from a short shepherds hook that clamps onto my porch railing.
Then the other day I put a suet feeder out, and happened to look outside and saw a rat standing on my porch railing and eating the suet. I immediately took it inside. I don't dislike rats, but I cannot be attracting them with bird food. I've put bird seed out for a long time, and have never seen a rat at my feet until now. Only normal birds, squirrels, and sometimes ducks eating stopped seed from the ground. If you have any tips on how to keep the rats away, I'd be grateful to hear them. Thank you so much. I'm sorry for the long post.
Sophie, not sure what birds ate your safflower seeds, but swallows don't eat any seeds at all. Swallows only eat insects and are only in the U.S. in summer.
@@silverinkpot7...Thank you. I was tired when I typed that, and my brain wasn't fully awake. Lol. I meant to say sparrows, not swallows. At least I think they're sparrows. They're common in north Texas, and they're little brownish birds. I saw them a lot at the safflower seeds, but I'm trying to attract cardinals. And detract rats, and sparrows (as much).
Unfortunately, rats can be hard to stop when the birds drop seeds from the feeders. You can look at getting a feeder that doesn't drop seeds like the Absolute II feeders here is the link for it. bwhqstore.com/products/absolute-ii-hopper-bird-feeder-heritage-farms or you can take your feeders in every night
Nice👌