A Pileated Pause

Description

A Pileated Woodpecker takes a split second of a pause in between knocks on wood. The woodpecker wasn't having much luck with the standing trees, so it tried its luck with a dead trunk laying on the forest floor in Gatineau Park one early October morning, and it struck gold! Er, bugs!

Taken By

Dani-Elle Dubé

Taken On

October 14, 2025

Tagged

gatineau park quebec pileated woodpecker october autumn fall canada bird nature wildlife outdoor morning animal beak leaf plant pileated_woodpecker vertebrate black twig ivory-billed_woodpecker terrestrial_animal

Assignments

Wildlife Parks Active Outdoors