Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
Wow Lisa, that is a very lucky siting. Pileated woodpeckers are very shy and would rather not be seen. I love them. One of my favorite birds. I can't imagine how amazing it would have been to see 5 at once. I think I would have fainted from excitement. In case you haven't figured it out, I have a soft spot for birds.
Yeah, I was really excited that time, what a fluke it was!
But today this one didn't seem shy much at all- I shuffled and sniffed and walked by in my snowshoes and he just kept pecking about 12 yards from me and didn't even care that I passed by!