Stained Glass Pileated Woodpeckers
by Danny Lowe
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Stained Glass Pileated Woodpeckers
Artist
Danny Lowe
Medium
Drawing - Pen And Ink On Paper
Description
This is a pen and ink drawing made to look like stained glass. This is a male pileated woodpecker with a male fledgling. These woodpeckers make holes in trees in which they nest. They do not migrate but stay in their territories year-round, although they do not use the same nest hole twice in a row. They normally hatch three to five young and both the males and females take turns sitting on the eggs. They both take part in feeding the young, which generally is insects, and particularly ants. They appear to be monogamous. The young take about a month to fledge, that is, to feather out fully. Once they begin to fledge, their gender can be distinguished. Both genders sport bright red caps although that of the female does not extend in front all the way down to the beak. Also the female does not have red on a black streak beneath the eye as the male does. The adults are very large birds. There is at least one pair in the woods here on the farm, but there may be more than one pair here as we occasionally hear them and recognize their calls. We feed soot cakes year-round, so we occasionally see one at the feeders. They are gorgeous animals!
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September 8th, 2021
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