Mid-Atlantic Gardening: The Birds of Winter in the mid-Atlantic, 1 by Muddy1

Muddy1 wrote:
For those who haven't had the pleasure of seeing one, here's a photo of a Pileated Woodpecker that my daughter took a few years ago. They live in our area year-round. I often see a pair in the forest, but I rarely see them in my yard.

This one is pecking away at a Silver Maple that used to be in my back yard. I was so excited to see it that I bought a suet feeder with an extra long tail prop area in the hope it would return.
It did eat from it a few times, but I haven't seen it on the feeder in over a year. There are lots of rotten trees and logs in the forest, so maybe it's got plenty of food.