I came here to see one cut down a telephone pole.

@GRosa250

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I wanted to see one take out a telephone pole too.

@willthunder7212

3 жыл бұрын

I too have clicked on this video expecting a woodpecker to Peck down a Telephone Pole

They also appear to love peanut suet! I have had 2 visiting my suet feeder extremely frequently for the past 6 weeks. One even came 6 times in one day! They are so fun to watch.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a lot of fun! How lucky!!

I feel clickbaited. But I still learned something so...

Your channel deserves more appreciation and should go viral. Keep up the great work✌🏽

I have a pileated woodpecker on my property in Elmore County, Alabama. It pecks everyday on a dead pine tree in my front yard.

@AnimalFactFiles

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I love watching them.

@loripage598

3 жыл бұрын

I have them in my back yard in southern middle Tn.Bidg bird and very destructive too .

I had one try to peck out my car window early in the am. haha!

That was a Northern Flicker in the gutter that feeds a lot on the ground ,and often in cracks in sidewalks driveways etc. for ants. Apparently the Pileated is expanding it's range at least in PA because they are now common in South Central PA where 50 years ago were pretty scarce in south.

That was a flicker in the gutter!-)

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ID! 😀

👍👍 Great descriptions! We saw two last week, so I’m happy to learn more about them!

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice spotting!!

I just saw one the other day, it flew right in front of me in the woods, they are awesome looking.

@AnimalFactFiles

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I'm always impressed by how BIG they actually are!!

Very informative. Thank you 🙂

I saw one of these today in Hudsonville, Michigan. I was in awe..never seen one before.

@AnimalFactFiles

2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome experience!

@winnhill3736

8 ай бұрын

I saw 2 for the 1st time today at my country home in Arkansas and also a Northern flicker for the 1st time.I have lots of red bellied and downeys and see an occasional red headed pecker which is the most beautiful bird,when fully mature,have seen.

I saw one a long time ago. Scared the hell out of me and then I just thought I was having a flashback. I didn't know they got that big

@AnimalFactFiles

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they aren't small birds!

Interesting that they are prolific nest builders. They certainly have the tools for it

In Washington state we have some giant pileateds. The park that I work at has dead trees with bugs that draw them in. Fun birds to watch. They seem to go after some odd objects. I had one that kept drumming on my satellite dish, lol

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a beautiful area! The satellite story made me giggle. When I lived in the mountains they would drum on our gutters!

Very interesting video. I have read in the past about their unique (to woodpeckers) oblong holes. You can always tell by their call if they are out in the woods with you. Thanks for the very well done video.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

I love listening for their call while on hikes. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Fire channel man

Very cool article, thanks

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! 😀💜

No wonder i see these in my area now i know more about them. Thank you !

@AnimalFactFiles

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you learned something new! ❤️

Coolest bird in North America

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh that's a tough pick for me!

I always pronounced it 'piloted' which now I feel self conscious about. This is very informative and fascinating.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And honestly animal names can be tough to pronounce - and don't even get me started on scientific names! You're good 😉

My Grandpa always called them “ Indian head” woodpeckers.

@dolenzmcqueen8316

4 жыл бұрын

HaHa...That's cool!!

@______-xh4pn

3 жыл бұрын

Your grandpa is racist.

@bonzie321

3 жыл бұрын

Hey ______, Shutty!

Imagine having to smash your head against a tree to get a bag of potato 🥔 chips 🐥

@Asertix357

3 жыл бұрын

Gonna see that on a reality show before too long.

The next animals files sholud be about the pink fairy armadillo

@AnimalFactFiles

5 жыл бұрын

I'll add that to the list. =) We do have a general armadillo episode you can find here, too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2WIraqyhajZg84.html

An episode on arowanas would be really cool

@AnimalFactFiles

5 жыл бұрын

Yessss!! I'm adding that to the list. I LOVE these fish!!

I saw one in Kings Mountain State Park and he was magnificent.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

What an awesome find!

Fun fact about their extinct relatives: many people say the ivory-billed woodpecker’s call sounds like a “tin trumpet” and i gotta say it’s a darn accurate description of what it sounds like.

I Saw Woodpeckers Few Days Ago

The bird in the gutter actually looks more like a Northern Flicker Woodpecker

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Yes as we mentioned in the video that bird is not a pileated woodpecker. Your assessment of it being a Northern Flicker Woodpecker looks like it could be right! Thanks for pointing that out 😊

@runningwithshemp

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well and wondered if someone else spotted it as you did

They also love wood trim on houses, that wasn't a cheap repair...

@CrazyFunnyCats

3 жыл бұрын

Cheap cheap 🐥cheap cheap cheap🐣🐥

@sheeeitmayn4384

3 жыл бұрын

My father's house in eklutna Alaska was messed up pretty bad by wood peckers

In the UP. Us Yoopers call them, PIE-lee-ay-tid. I have a female that visits my trees regularly. The 1st time I saw here I thought she was going to attack me! She looked at me as if to say, "is this your tree? I'm taking it over"!

@AnimalFactFiles

4 жыл бұрын

They have such fierce personalities! Also I love hearing the different ways animal names are pronounced. Thank you for sharing! =)

@carmensandiego6922

4 жыл бұрын

In Indiana, we also called them PIE-lated woodpeckers

@lisacampbell1947

3 жыл бұрын

According to Merriam-Webster: PIE-is the first Pronunciation, and capital PIL-is second. I grew up in Michigan calling them PIEleeyated.

Nice!

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have one here in Lake Worth FL I seen few time He or she likes the palm trees.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

I bet they're fun to watch!

Pixelated Woodpecker. Seattle. Lincoln park. I saw a Pileated Woodpecker this week. First time since the seventies at my parents house by the woods. I took a picture with my cel phone, but the photo only yielded a color blotch of pixels. So, a pixelated woodpecker, haha.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Omg this is a top tier comment

IT'S PIKIPEK OMG THAT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE BIRB POKEMON

@Cousins_vlog_.

3 жыл бұрын

Good

I have 2 I’ve seen in my immediate area. They’ve been busy. Hear them everyday. Abut there are smaller wood peckers and peck on the house. They’re cute. But in one day a dead tree has been pretty mangled by something. Maybe them?

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps! They could be looking for a good nest site!

They can be as large as a crow in Michigan's U.P.

Did you know there is a cartoon about a woodpecker

Can you make episode with the Narwhal fish

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Here's our narwhal episode: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGqKya19fcnNlso.html Thanks for watching! 😊

You guys should maybe colab with animalogic sometime, very identical channels although they are bigger as for now

Lucky that we don't get these in Australia.. They most probably attack you as well as being venomous as well ! LOL !!

Their cry can scare the s___ out of you.

I saw one fly right over me, with a 5' to 6' wing span. Indiasn River, MI. Mud lake area. 1970.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

What an incredible experience! My goodness!!

@j-man699

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles I thought it was a pterodactyl Then I could see its colors. It may have been 7' or 8' No kidding! Why isn't this documented?

Do Vampire squid

dude one of those fuckers pecks on the wall outside my room like every fucking day

Flying fox

This whole time I was pronouncing them as "pie-lay-ted" instead of "pill-e-ated."

@1besieged

3 жыл бұрын

Me too I like the way i say it .

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Technically both pronunciations are correct 😊

@1besieged

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles goodie! I like saying it pie lated. :D*

@1besieged

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles goodie! I like saying it pie lated. :D*

"Woody"

I am lucky to have a breeding family on my feeder !

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What fun to watch!

I'm making a d&d character based on these guys! She's an anarchist aarakocra

@AnimalFactFiles

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds AWESOME!

@robinsea

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles ah! Thank you!

Very distinctive birds I consider them pests. Reflective tape helps keep them from Ruining your cedar shake siding

@dolenzmcqueen8316

4 жыл бұрын

Stop considering beautiful birds and animals as pest....you are the pest.

Where's the RED BULL filled feeder?

That was a Flicker in the rain gutter , not a Pileated Woodpecker. Makes me suspect of all the facts presented.

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

We literally said in the video that the bird in the gutter wasn't a Pileated Woodpecker. I'm not sure how we could have been more clear? There's a tough balance to strike with viewers wanting more videos (fewer pictures) and there being little video available under a creative commons license. We never meant any misguidance with the Flicker in the gutter which is why we were openly transparent from the start that that bird was not a Pileated - just look to the upper left corner of the screen. If you don't want to believe something that we spent hours researching because a single shot that we point out is not the bird we're discussing in the video, that's your prerogative. Have a nice day either way.

Pileated is pronounced with a long "i".

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

An excerpt from an article by Kevin McGowan posted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: PILEATED (Woodpecker) - PIE-lee-ay-tid, PILL-ee-ay-tid (having a pileus or cap). This and the next two are commonly pronounced as the two alternate versions listed from the dictionary. If it bothers you when people say it differently than you do, lighten up. They're just birds, for goodness sakes, and THEY don't care what you call them." Article can be found at this link: www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/birdname.htm#:~:text=PILEATED%20(Woodpecker)%20-%20PIE-,versions%20listed%20from%20the%20dictionary. Hope you enjoy this fun read and have a pleasant day 😊

@PlanetRockJesus

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles I stand corrected. The dictionary I consulted had it with a long "i".

The males have a larger red crest on their heads and red on their cheeks which females have a smaller red crest on the head and no red on their cheeks which females cheeks have black in place of the red, for those of you who do not know the difference between the two..!

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm... strange... Duluth seems to be covered in the range shown on the map to me! But good point on the sexual dimorphism present in this species 👍

@GunsHarleysUSA

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnimalFactFiles Sorry I thought the tan was saying that was their habitat, my bad..

I gave thumbs up only because it made the likes count 666

@AnimalFactFiles

3 жыл бұрын

Ah a true fan 😈

No good

Wiki books say they are rare or almost extinct. Oh no they are not. They are real popular in Alabama. My home in northeast ohio. We had at least 2 . that would visit my Walnut tree. The tree was dying. So in the evenings they would feast. Kind of funny because they peck real slow. Not like a normal woodpecker that is extremely fast at pecking. The first indian hen I saw. I thought it was some kind of mutated woodpecker. They are big. Amazing birds.