I like to eat termites and carpenter ants
I find them by pecking on trees and on poles
Only downside is ants in my pants.
Location: Hallstrom Farmstead Conservation Area, Vero Beach
Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/lifehistory
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