On one of our winter excursions, Bob and I drove to Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario, Canada, where we got to see a Black-backed Woodpecker when hiking along the Spruce Bog Boardwalk Trail. Read more
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Pileated Woodpeckers sighted near Oxtongue Lake
One winter, Bob and I took advantage of the lovely ski trails at Oxtongue Lake to explore the woods along the west side of Patterson’s Bay. It is there that we located two Pileated Woodpeckers, a male and a female, working industriously for their breakfast. In this closeup, the bright red pointed crest is really conspicuous. Read more
Red-Bellied Woodpecker at Lynde Shores Conservation Area
With a gusty northwest wind blowing, Bob and I headed to Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario. We wondered if the Red-bellied Woodpecker was still lingering in the woods there, and sure enough, I heard its repeated chiff-chiff and rolling churrr before actually spotting the Woodpecker on a nearby tree. Read more
Two Pileated Woodpeckers in Algonquin Park
One winter, Bob and I went cross-country skiing on the Fen Lake Trail in Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario. As luck had it, we spotted two female Pileated Woodpeckers working industriously on the same tree in the depths of the forest. Pileated Woodpeckers are the largest woodpeckers you will find in the wilds of Ontario. Read more
Red-bellied Woodpecker at Lynde Shores Conservation Area
On a visit to Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario, we managed to sight a Red-bellied Woodpecker late in the afternoon beneath cloudy skies, high in a treetop. Read more