I have been trying to get a picture of these woodpeckers all summer. They are wiley suckers though. This is the best I could do tonight ( you can see it's outline at the top of the pole). We think he is an Acorn Woodpecker. They live in families of 15 or so and hoard acorns in trees and utility poles. They are pretty big too. Sometimes they will swoop low in the woods and it looks like a giant squirrel.
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Hi, Just last week I saw a big Woodpecker I think it was a Pileated Woodpecker. I call my sis and she siad she has seen a Pileated as well so I know that we have them in Bastrop county.
Fran
After doing some searches on the web the Pileated might be a closer fit for these guys. I'm not sure though. They don't trust humans at all and it is hard to get a decent look at them. I will have Niko dig his binoculars out so I can get a closer look next time.
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