Chicago outdoors: Pileated woodpeckers to eastern milksnakes

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Chicago outdoors: Pileated woodpeckers to eastern milksnakes

Pileated woodpecker in the Palos area.Dave Derk Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.WILD OF THE WEEKDave Derk photographed pileated woodpeckers at his place in the Palos area, including two flying around the yard digging for grubs. One photo (the one below) he sent included a barely visible tongue flicking out. Pileateds are in my pantheon of favorite birds with wood ducks, belted kingfishers and goldfinches. The tongue of a pile…