~Pileated Woodpecker~

Today I went for a walk in the woods behind out house in search of antlers. We often have several Buck in our yard at one time and I heard they shed their racks in February.  I thought maybe I could find a set.
To my surprise I caught this woodpecker out of my eye. I walked right up to him approx. 4 feet away and sat on a fallen tree and watched him for at least a half hour. I ended up leaving. I think he was there to stay.
Pileated Woodpecker
Adult male
Very large black woodpecker
Male has entirely red crest (female has dark forehead)
Male has red whisker (malar) stripe on face
The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the biggest, most striking forest birds on the continent. It’s nearly the size of a crow.  
Pileated Woodpeckers whack at dead trees and fallen logs in search of their main prey, carpenter ants, leaving unique rectangular holes in the wood. The nest holes these birds make offer crucial shelter to many species including swifts, owls, bats, and pine martens.