Pileated woodpecker

The largest woodpecker alive in North America.
Nikon D4 with 600mm lens. i.3 extender.
t's early Sunday morning and this adult Pileated Woodpecker decides to go looking for breakfast. The snag he finds the grubs in is the worse for wear.
Filmed on a Nikon D4 with 600mm lens
Video: Martyn Stewart
Soundtrack can be found here: soundcloud.com/martynstewart/pileated-woodpecker-foraging

[@JochemKuhnen]

Wow... Beautiful footage! Especially admirable after just reading in a bird guide how shy they are. "Obtaining a close view of one usually requires careful stalking" it says. Very nice to see one this well after reading about it in a letter from a friend from near Boston. I live in the Netherlands and we don't have Pileated Woodpeckers here.

[@asadlionking47]

these birds are crazy

[@MyBirdFeeder1]

Great video of my favorite woodpecker

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

That's some amazing footage. I love Pileateds.

[@jeffreydubinsky6718]

Nice video... He's quite the lumberjack!

[@peteacher52]

A superb clip.

[@Crazigloo]

What a nice relaxing video.

[@paulineb66]

Great video. I love these birds.

[@getAMCIVideos]

Nice video capture.

[@kimmiekoolbeans]

Beautiful! I have one in our yard too but I've never caught it on video. Thank you for sharing :)

[@altinezmtz5222]

1:01 that moment when you accidentally ate wild mushrooms

[@ShlisaShell]

So cool up close like that.

[@valentinejaniky9644]

Thank you.

[@johnbensley]

Excellent video!

[@MeaghanEdwards]

Great video! I don't see too many of these guys.

[@tsdz2008]

it's passed 4 years, nobody say anything here?

[@synapsecracklepop2]

fabulous

[@PaulOrientedotcom]

Really nice footage. I can never get that close to them.

[@RBdreams1961]

Amazing!

[@DonGagnon]

Excellent!

[@BobMeyers]

Great shots. How can these animals not die of brain disease from beating head against wood, for morsels of food? They must get headaches.

[@aliciae3369]

Sweet and pretty

[@DawnESlike]

Where is this, Martyn?

[@pershingrocketman7723]

I've got 1 pair with nest here where I live in Southern Indiana. There call is very loud.

[@marinmarin1092]

amazing worker it is!! :)

[@erikam.7463]

Nice video! 👍🏼 My iPhone takes awful videos. I wish I had a decent professional camera!

[@bartsimpson4305]

Guess Who? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

[@LiT_RaBBiT]

Hilarious 😂😂