Pileated Woodpecker Nesting Cavity Photo Gallery by lejun at pbase.com

Pileated Woodpecker Nesting Cavity

This gallery presents images at a Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) nesting site.
The male begins excavating then nest cavity and does most of the work, but the female contributes, particularly as the hole nears completion.
For the finishing touches, the bird climbs all the way into the hole and chips away at it from the inside.
Periodically the adult picks up several chips at a time in its bill and tosses them from the cavity entrance.
Pileated Woodpeckers don’t line their nests with any material except for leftover wood chips.
The nest construction usually takes 3-6 weeks, and nests are rarely reused in later years.
Cavity depth can range from 10-24 inches.
(Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, "All About Birds" http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/pileated_woodpecker/id)




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Dan Nihiser		18-May-2013 12:32
Awesome gallery. Great captures.

Guest		29-Apr-2013 10:46
Love these guys, GREAT pictures!!!

Anita H. Stewart		29-Apr-2013 03:25
These are awesome!

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