Pileated Woodpecker

Last week we introduced some of the new wildlife here on the Albero Ranch. Today we bring you rare footage of Mom bringing home food to her young right here on the Albero Ranch.

Despite its size, this elegant woodpecker is adept at keeping out of sight. Obtaining a close view of one usually requires careful and quiet coverage.

Although primarily a forest bird, the "Logcock" has recently become adapted to civilization and has become relatively numerous even on the outskirts of large cities, where its presence is most easily detected by its loud, ringing call and by its large, characteristically rectangular excavations in trees.

It breeds in southern Canada to the Gulf states and the mountains of the Western United States.