Pileated Woodpecker Teaching Chick

[1mansdc]

Hi, Many thanks for your comment. Your comment is good information; I didn't know that chicks continue to be fed past their own ability to feed themselves. I've always said that I learn something new everyday. Again, many thanks for your comment.

[donaldgkimball]

All woodpecker young are dependent on their parents for supplemental feedings even when they can fly proficiently and are physically as large as adults. I dont want to sound too anthropomorphic but I strongly believe that being fed by an adult provides emotional support as well even though if forced the young woodpecker could find its own food.

Cheers!

Don

[donaldgkimball]

Just like human adolescents pileated woodpeckers get fed for a considerable time long after fledging

[1mansdc]

Thanks for your comment. I'm not enough of a birder to know how old the chick was, but it looks pretty big and very capable flying while still being fed by the adult bird. Also, it's pecking away on its own.

[darrielb]

Great vid!

[1mansdc]

We were very lucky. The tree is very close to our deck and the birds stayed there feeding for about an hour. This gave my son plenty of time to get out his camera and taped them. He must have about an hour's worth of source tape from which he edited the four minute tape that was posted. Thanks for your comment.

[shaggyman27]

Wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time! Fantastic, thank you!

[1mansdc]

Actually, the branch of that tree is only about 5 feet from our deck and we were sitting in the living room when the birds showed up. They stayed about an hour, giving my son plenty of time to set up his camera and shoot the action. clearly, we were very lucky.

[1TonJoe]

Great video!! I have Pilated's but have yet to see juveniles. Well done! - Joe

[smth78]

Very nice, clear video. Amazing to catch them like that. I love the excitement in your voice seeing these Pileated Woodpeckers interacting.

[alper5005]

That's a nice video. Thnaks for sharing. I also have a video of a woodpecker storing food for winter. Woodpeckers are so amazing.

[Woodpeckersnest]

great vid!

[fuckyalife]

those fuckin things are huge i love those birds

[karenmom123]

wow. they are very close in size. Shouldn't that "chick" be feeding himself by now?We get two at our suet feeder but I always thought they were a pair. I'll look closer now. thanks.

[Videeooguy]

This is a great video ... I never saw any Woodpeckers interacting like that. Very Cool! Thanks for sharing ...

[AnnieFannieFeeder]

Very cool vid! I know it is very hard to get shots of the Pileated Woodpecker...I don't have video but I do have a buch of photos of them on the web...you might want to see. This won't let me put the web address in, so just do a search for Two Acre Wood, then go to past editions page,, then go to squirrel wars..that is my latest post of them. but there are more in the past editions.

Your friend in nature,

Patty Peeples

I really loved your video!