I’ve been trying for ages to find and photograph a pileated woodpecker. I’ve see

I’ve been trying for ages to find and photograph a pileated woodpecker. I’ve seen them before, tried years ago to photograph one but didn’t have a good enough lens to do it with.

Went outside today to fix my broken chicken coop and there he was out my front door. I’d heard him before but hadn’t seen him. Grabbed my camera and switched lenses as fast as I could, luckily it seems this is his territory so I’ll get more chances.

Looks like he is excavating for a nest.