This is a Pileated Woodpecker, male and are usually between 16 to 19 1/2 inches tall, mostly black, with a bright red crest, and white eye stripe. The large wings and body make this woodpecker the largest in the Pacific Northwest.
Dryocopus Pileatus - Pileated Woodpecker, male - Cleaning Feathers - power Pole Pitt River - Winter.
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