Here's A Woodpecker In Bridgenorth Dealing With Its Youngster Having A Temper Tantrum

All parents out there have to contend with children who sometimes lose their cool and have temper tantrums—especially around meal times.

Well the same thing happens in the bird world, gauging from video Barry Mortin shot of Pileated Woodpeckers on his balcony in Bridgenorth, Ont., near Peterborough.

"We love watching these pileated woodpeckers come to feed," Mortin tells PTBOCanada. "They are quite comical to watch—especially when this giant bird mounts our small suet feeder. The parent started bringing the youngster a couple of weeks ago and I became a little obsessed with getting some decent footage of the feedings. I set up a blind that allowed me to get up close and personal with the birds without scaring them off. They come several times a day and the baby always whines impatiently while the parent loads its beak."

There is a lot of pecking between parent and child in the video and the delinquent pecker also vandalizes Mortin's deck, but "fortunately the youngster has left the rail of our deck alone since when this was shot" Mortin tells PTBOCanada.

Watch the amazing footage for yourself of the tantrum....

Pileated Woodpecker feeds an impatient youngster. Delinquent pecker bides his time vandalizing my deck.

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