I walked through the Redstone Pines with my friend, both bundled up against the cold but missing our much-needed snow boots! The day we went out exploring just so happened to be the day after there ws fresh snowfall, so it was mildly difficult to find tracks right away. As we were searching, we heard this knocking noise. To our surprise (and delight), there was a Pileated Woodpecker getting down to business on one of the trees, leaving three neat holes in a row!
My friend and I stood there in the snow for what seemed like 10 minutes, slowly inching closer to the tree to get a closer look at what this bird was working on. When we got close enough, we were able to see the remnants of the bark that had been pecked at.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the woodpecker do its job, but it was time to find some actual tracks. So, my friend and I continued our perilous trek through the snow… until we came across these!
I believe these are deer tracks, but I could be mistaken. However, they looked very similar to deer tracks and were pretty big, so we knew it had to be a larger animal. It felt great to finally find some tracks after looking for so long with little to no luck. My friend and I still think that the woodpecker was good luck because we walked further in its direction after our gazing session was complete.
Until next time! 😛