Pileated Woodpecker (Drycopus pileatus) close-up on log suet feeder. It visits our log suet feeder several times a day.

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Pileated Woodpecker (Drycopus pileatus) close-up on log suet feeder. It visits my homemade suet several times a day, although its natural food includes carpenter ants, so it often forages on dead trees or fallen logs. Taken in Issaquah, WA

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Size: 2731px × 4096px
Location: Issaquah, Washington, USA
Photo credit: © Janet Horton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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