Of the Montana woodpeckers, I have to say that the Pileated Woodpecker is by far my fave. Since moving to the Missoula area, I have only caught fleeting glimpses of these impressive ghosts. But that all change this past Friday. Walking around Greenough Park, the Pileated Woodpeckers were calling loudly, and following the sound to the scene, I spent the better of an hour in their company.

Pileated Woodpecker preparing a nest hole
Pileated Woodpecker preparing a nest hole
Vertical Pileated Woodpecker
Vertical Pileated Woodpecker
Flying wood chips
Flying wood chips
The stately Pileated Woodpecker
The stately Pileated Woodpecker

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