Pileated woodpecker

I hadn't been there very long when the sound of the Pileated Woodpecker pecking ferociously at the moss-covered tree trunk began to echo throughout the quiet forest floor. I looked up to see a brilliant flash of red feathers illuminated by the dappled light of the woods. The bird's red crest feathers stood out against the backdrop of deep greens and browns. The woodpecker kept working, seemingly unbothered by my presence, barely pausing to rest.