Pileated Woodpeckers Dueling! Seriously
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2023
- Usually the enormous Pileated Woodpecker stays up in the trees and away from people. But this week I witnessed 2 males having a duel which included them flying within 10 feet of me! And then fencing together on the ground for over an hour! What spectacular birds.
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I expected a beak to beak sword fight. I forgot that the rule for staying alive during a wild animal duel is to touch each other as little as possible.
I had a hummingbird feeder on my balcony and I swear the hummingbirds had "sword" fights. I could clearly hear the clacking of beaks against each other as they flew next to each other!
Somebody forgot to tell the deer about the whole no-touching thing.
Just like non-hood humans
Equipped with stilettos like that could be deadly
@@remaguiremy hummingbird friends have WW2 aerial battles that sound like they are fighting with Star Wars light sabers.
Peacefully arguing for hours and hours? Sounds like two academics at a conference dinner
lol!
Now I can't unsee pileated woodpeckers as birds in suits and red neckties arguing on a table and knocking on it
We obviously don't know the same academics.
You haven't truly lived until you've seen two geriatric academics getting into a slap fight, research papers flying everywhere...
@@leyrua fully making shit up
The reason why, they don’t attack each other with their beaks, is because they know what damage they can do, and so they don’t risk exchanging blows, because they could both be wounded enough to stop them from flying, and many creatures who are well armed, act in a similar manner…….
Mutually assured birdstruction
On the other hand, there are many other animals that will fight to the death if they need to.
@@kristinaketelsen5797 . There’s very few animals, which can deal a death blow, with their very first blow(unlike these incredibly sharp, and fully hardened piercing beaks, which are designed to hit so hard, that if it wasn’t for their amazing tongues, they’d kill themselves with their first full on hit on a tree), and not only that, most of the animals that we class as being deadly, don’t usually fight, they tend to just square up to each other, and one backs down, because, if they don’t backdown, then they will be too damaged and/or too dead, to get the chance to pass on their DNA 🧬, that season or ever again, which would mean that the whole of their species would die out……
Like in the cold war 😂
@@ArghansMordonMarghek "the whole of their species would die out"? Huh? That makes no sense. Individual DNA, yes. Species, no.
Forget throwing hands, a dance off will settle it
I'm glad that they were able to work it out without resorting to violence.
I imagine the female on the nest telling them "c'mon guys you're better than this".
This is a unique opportunity to see these two males dueling! You are lucky to capture such an amazing event!
Thank you! I felt extremely lucky!!
I am a birdwatcher who has seen 180 species of birds including pileated woodpeckers. I loved this video!
Thank you!
I'm at around 50 myself and I still put the pileated in my top 5 with nuthatches and the great blue herons. Their eyes have a really special intensity that conveys emotion and intelligence
Awesome capture of their interaction! This bird will be a holy grail sighting for me. I've seen 214 species, and have heard Pileated calls several times, just haven't laid eyes on one, yet. This was fascinating to see 👍🏼
I believe Birder is the term.
It is always a treat to see ONE of these incredible birds. But to see two like this, WOW.
I’m doing a large landscaping project behind my bosses house. He backs up to the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge. We have a bunch of Pileated Woodpeckers in the woods and I listen to them and watch them throughout the day. Beautiful birds.
That sounds wonderful! They're a joy to observe
Must sound like WWII.@@GetToKnowNature
Back before everyone had phones, I had a woodpecker fall in love with a small metal fairy on my porch. Everyday he would bring her a big juicy bug and try to give it to her. After a few weeks, he gave up! LOL
Beautiful birds! Thank you for not having any music!!!!
Best Dance-off ever.
I appreciate you for filming this and sharing it with us!
It was my pleasure!
when you have to fight to maintain your rep but you don't actually want to get hit
"I'm prettiest!"
"No, I'm prettiest! See??"
Wow, absolutely amazing. You are indeed privileged to have witnessed this wonderful spectacle. ❤
I felt incredibly lucky!
They are regular visits to trees on our property -- an acre of leafy suburb in Connecticut. They have a distinctive "Woody Woodpecker" call, too! Very easy to identify and louder than a crow's caw.
That's such an amazing thing to see, and just so awesome. Seeing them move like that makes me think of the two crabs from Nemo that are always sitting on that pipeline underwater. Whether it's a fish passing by, or just the two of them being territorial with each other, all they do is raise their claws and go "Heyyyy...HEYY...heyyyy...." 🤣
They are so beautiful they almost don’t look real. Great video!
Thank you! It is almost unbelievable!
Rory-Not Gail: I love to see and hear Pileateds while I'm sitting in my deer stand or otherwise in the woods.
"I shall hop around you until that scares you off!"
Amazing video. What a great find.
When they're on the ground, wings out, beaks in the air, I can almost hear them whispering, "Come at me, bro."
Thank you! The posturing was just amazing
I've seen Northern Flickers do this but never Pileated Woodpeckers! They are so huge to begin with but seeing these two was awesome. I can see why you were overwhelmed to witness such a spectacle!! ❤❤
I'm late to comment, but have you tried suet? Woodpeckers seem to absolutely love it, I've been able to attract every kind of woodpecker in my region using those sticky little cakes
When that one neighbor moves in and the HOA lets them do anything they want!
My favorite woodpecker. Beautiful indeed. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure! They really are special
My behavioral theory: bonding in unity against unprovoked terrorism of birds of prey; respectfully giving each other full attention in case a large hawk comes, knowing they could likely avoid loads of pain together. 👌 Glad this showed up on me youtube front page thanks for sharing!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! A pair stays on the same territory year round but the young ones have to go find their own place once they're grown. That can lead to some territorial disputes like this
Completely Glorious. What a Gift Nature offers us. Bless Always.
I love these birds. One passed our car the other day, and nobody saw it but me. I said, "Wow, it's a pileated woodpecker," and everyone ignored me. 🙁
Some people get it and some don't, I guess. Their loss I say 😊
They are so gorgeous!
I know there’s absolutely no reason to tell you how lucky you are, I’m sure you know! What an amazing gift that you were able to capture on “film“. My sister lives on five wooded acres and we hear them a bit more often than we see them. That is until they started pecking apart her cedar home. She’s an avid birdfeeder and the smaller chickadees and titmice were caching sunflower seeds in the tiny crevices in her wood home. Then the pileated would come behind them and destroy large pieces of wood to get to the seed. A purchase of those large yellow balloons with “eyeballs” now adorn the perimeter of her home to keep them at bay. 😳
They can really tear into wood if there's food involved! Yes, I definitely know how lucky this was! It was a once in a lifetime event
I love how they keep turning their beaks up higher like: hey! Hey! I'm not gonna stab ya! Watch how un-stabby I am! You better be equally as un-stabby!
It was such a performance!
It's always a treat to spot one of these big boys, this was an amazing capture! Good job!
Thanks a lot! Yes, always a treat
Seeing this video makes this my “Seek Beauty Every Day” moment! Thank you again. 🥰
I watched this multiple times. It cracks me up completely. You did a wonderful job. I shared this with other family members in they appreciated it. I told my students at the elementary school all about it and they were also appreciative.
Awww, thank you so much for sharing that! It's wonderful to hear that people enjoy nature and my videos. ☺️😊
“Touch me don’t touch me bro!!”
...so cute. " I can do anything you can do. I can do anything better than you" in action. I've seen many woodpeckers, but never anything like this. Thanks!
Bird1: Look! I'm fabulous!
Bird2: No, YOU look! I'm more fabulous!
"Stop arguing, you two. You're both fabulous!"
That is such a rare encounter! What a blessing. Usually all the critters in the forest disappear as soon as they hear me unzip my camera bag. 😂
I know right? It was truly remarkable to have them so close to the path and entirely ignoring me.
My favorite woodpecker! When these guys and gals come to visit our feeders, the other patrons politely step aside and wait patiently till they eat their fill, for good reason 😂
That’s the most gentle and beautiful duel I could have ever imagined
This is how Enkidu and Gilgamesh meet.
Thanks for sharing such a cool video. It's not something you see everyday. Such lovely birds.
So cute how they just hop and flop around!
Amazing how they don't touch each other while "fighting"!! Great video!! Thanks!!🥰🥰❤️❤️❣️❣️💕💕👄👄💋💋😇😇🙏🙏
My pleasure! Thank you!
I am blessed to have a pair visiting the pines in my back neighbor’s yard. We have a enclosed porch and I get to enjoy them frequently, it never gets old!
I love these birds. So beautiful and u must have been very excited. I would have been.
Hehe, you'll have to name them Banjo and Plucky!
Thank you for a peek into a male piliated woodpecker's world because, yes, they are very shy. I get them at my feeder, but they're never there long.
So shy usually! I couldn't believe they were out in the open like this!
@@GetToKnowNature you literally won the bird lottery 😂
Truly an intellectual dual.
Well, they understood the meaning behind all the choreography, even if we didn't.🕺🏻😁
What an amazing thing to witness....AND document!
I'll probably never see a Pileated Woodpecker in person, but I am very happy to see both Ladderback and Gila Woodpeckers where I live.❤
Amazing footage many humans can learn from Pileated Woodpeckers dueling, working things out with no physical harm done, note to nations at war!
I actually got to witness this very thing in my backyard ❤️
How exciting!!
I saw the same behavior one day hiking, you hear their call 100x more often than actually seeing them. What a beautiful bird!
VERY COOL! once in a lifetime!
Hop...Strike a pose. Hop...Strike another pose, A little dancing to go with. I was picturing squirrels or chipmunks on a branch in a tree holding up their score cards. '9.7' '9.9' '9.6'😂😂😂😂
😂 Now that's an excellent image!!
Amazing. Fascinating woodpeckers. Thanks for sharing.
If only all conflicts were settled this way! We have much to learn, and enjoy, from earth's other beings. Thanks for posting.
That HAD to be some type of mating dance, and the women were watching from the trees.....that is so phenomenal. You were surely blessed to get this. I lived almost in the woods for awhile, I did get some awesome pics, but NOTHING even close to this! FANTASTIC!
Where I lived 10 years ago, I used to see these also daily. I miss seeing them so much.
I hope you get to see them again sometime!
I saw my 1st pileated peckers today in east Arkansas on the farm.Big and beautiful.
Nice!
Fancy fighting!
One solid strike from that beak and it's game over. You've seen what they do to trees right? Thank you for sharing.
That's exactly how I duel.
What a marvelous dance, they must've have been evenly matched and trying to see who gets tired first. That's pretty remarkable.
I see them where I live and they’re such eccentric, funny and seemingly happy birds.
Thank you for this!
My pleasure!
Thanks for sharing, that was great! Loved the hopping!😃
It's my pleasure! Yeah, the hopping was pretty fun to see
Last summer I came across a pair of them that were doing the same thing! Hopping and circling around a tree, they were so caught up in their competition that they didn't notice me. Thanks for the video, it reminds me of Westside Story with circling and snapping fingers, cue dramatic music!
You're so right about West Side Story! That's awesome that you got to see this too
@@GetToKnowNature The older I get, the more I love bird watching. I'm fortunate to live on the Mississippi Flyway, migration season is the best time of the year! As you may have seen on your Ruby Crowned Kinglet video, I'm a new subscriber. I appreciate what you're doing, you're going to hear alot from me in the comments.
Your faithful viewer, Jim
Excellent picture quality! Just the subtitles could have been 250% smaller.
I just can't get over their cute hopping.
Like, I cannot take the fact they're fighting over territory seriously cuz of their constant silly hops lol
The hopping was adorable. But they were so silently serious about the whole thing
When I hear a commotion in the leaf litter it's usually a blackbird digging for worms. That is quite a different experience you had!
It was once in a lifetime!
Favorite video of the day! I have seen some of these behavior on a few occasions but more often on Northern Flickers. I have been fortunate enough to see Pileated Woodpeckers many times and each time is a thrill! On the wall above my desk in a print of an image I took of Papa feeding the youngsters. I got to watch them for four hours one day and four hours another and then long breaks while they hunted up more food, my favorite bird.
Oh wow, it sounds like you're had some great experiences with woodpeckers! That's awesome
What a thrill to accidentally come upon such wonder! ❤️❤️❤️. A gift from God.
Don't be overwhelmed...just be whelmed. This is a very nice video. Thanks for posting
I love pileated woodpeckers! We had a couple of them in Virginia years ago.
Wow two both males
So that's how you take the term "let's dance" seriously in a duel
So very serious!
Ooh WOW wow wow, how amazing!
I still can't believe this happened! It was incredible!
Wow. That's amazing
I still can't believe it happened!
so awesome.......
Fantastic footage! Well captured! Talk about right place at the right time!
Thank you. Yes, I felt so lucky!
Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼
Have not seen this before. Pretty cool 👍🏻
They were so engaged with each other that they didn't notice you. These birds are normally very shy.
Yes, it was very surprising to have them so near the path. Usually they fly off if I even think about looking at them!
I can't get enough of Pileated Woodpeckers.. thanks for the footage.. amazing
Outstanding footage !!! Thank you so very much!!!😍
Cool! Beautiful birds. I always get excited when I see one.
Let's say some gangsta is dissin' ya fly girl.. you just give 'em one of these!
How fantastic! Lucky you 😍
What an AMAZING video compilation!! Thank you for sharing!!
Interesting, thank you for sharing!
That was the coolest video I have seen all year, thank you.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
Beautiful footage! For people who've never seen them, these are huge birds, and they could do incredible damage with those beaks. I've seen them in the trees behind my house, only one at a time though. Watching them jockey for supremacy like this must have been quite a treat, thank you for sharing the footage!
Thank you! Yes, the way they can go after insects deep in a tree is amazing!
I love seeing these Pileated woodpeckers out and about here in Florida. In my neighborhood we have a good few of them and you can hear them from way far away because of their distinct call. Louder than most and it is totally unique to that bird. They are also the largest woodpecker by far. We have red headed woodpeckers, red bellied woodpeckers, Downy woodpeckers and these Pileated woodpeckers just to name a few. We also get those Ivory Billed woodpeckers that look like these Pileated woodpeckers from afar but you can tell they are different when they are up close by looking at their bills and their back. They have white suspenders on their backs. Love these birds! 🥰
I'm really fortunate to have a good population of Pileateds around my house and general area.
Two dinosaurs having an argument.
Seriously
Thank you for sharing this video! Birds and animals are fascinating! 💜
My pleasure! They really are
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!
THANKS FOR POSTING!!
truly a delight to watch. thank you for posting this.
What a great video of one of my favorite birds. Amazing video!
Thank you!