Big woodpecker...

 

Photos by BarrytheBirder

Pileated Woodpecker

(Dryocopus pileatus)

16 1/2" long!

This is the largest woodpecker now generally seen across Canada 

and in the eastern United States.   Look for the long rectangular 

or oval holes it excavates.

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BarrytheBirder