http://www.insidecaledon.com/palgrave/20090116-woodpecker-in-palgrave-conservation-area/ A blog for Caledon featuring Photos, News and Tidbits from the area. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.insidecaledon.com/palgrave/20090116-woodpecker-in-palgrave-conservation-area/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Sam Walker Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:17:36 +0000 http://www.insidecaledon.com/?p=16#comment-4 Pardon my spelling.... This "Little Guy" is the size of a Crow. I fondly call them "Pile Driver Peckers." Actually, they are called "Piliated (sp?) Woodpecker. They're good guys. They only are after grubs and stuff that thrive in old, dying trees. You can hear them working from great distance. They can actually drop an old tree ... their excavations can be so large. I've seen 6" chips on the ground. It's a love/hate relationship. Regards, and I'm enjoying your photography, & comments. Just discovered your work. We recently moved from Hockley Valley after 25 years, and now are resident on the Severn above Gloucester Pool. Pardon my spelling…. This “Little Guy” is the size of a Crow. I fondly call them “Pile Driver Peckers.”
Actually, they are called “Piliated (sp?) Woodpecker. They’re good guys. They only are after grubs and stuff that thrive in old, dying trees. You can hear them working from great distance. They can actually drop an old tree … their excavations can be so large. I’ve seen 6″ chips on the ground. It’s a love/hate relationship. Regards, and I’m enjoying your photography, & comments. Just discovered your work.
We recently moved from Hockley Valley after 25 years, and now are resident on the Severn above
Gloucester Pool.

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