North America’s largest woodpecker, the pileated woodpecker, lives throughout the Sunshine State. These birds can be seen (and heard!) pecking away at trees and creating nests for themselves, which serve as shelter for other species, too.
They have unique black, white and red markings which make them often confused with the larger, extinct ivory-billed woodpecker. Start your birding (or butterfly!) checklist and enjoy the outdoors on the Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail: floridabirdingtrail.com