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Friday, July 12, 2013

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

On several occasions recently, I've observed the young Pileated Woodpeckers in a spruce tree at the back of the house. They cling there preening or investigating crevices in the bark and wait to be fed.

PEACE EVERYONE

"Everything tries to be round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were." ~ Black Elk - Oglala Sioux

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To find new things, take the path you took yesterday." ~ John Burroughs

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." ~ Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation