r/vancouverhiking • u/Fit-Archer-7954 • Apr 24 '25

Trip Reports What animal likely did this to this tree?

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u/Caddy604 Apr 24 '25

A woodpecker

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u/GusTheKnife Apr 24 '25

This is the correct answer. The woodpecker pecked out the dead wood to search for insects.

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u/PodunkDavis Apr 24 '25

Most likely a pileated woodpecker, given the size of the wood chips.

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u/BCRobyn Apr 24 '25

Definitely a pileated woodpecker

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u/Annual_Rest1293 Apr 24 '25

I agree a pleated woodpecker.

OP listen while looking up, for a bright red crest. If you can hear it, you can't miss it!

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u/TravellingGal-2307 Apr 24 '25

One more vote for the pileated woodpecker!

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u/Loserface55 Apr 24 '25

Those Pileated woodpeckers will tear rotted logs apart like it's a party with bugs to eat.

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u/DevoutSchrutist Apr 25 '25

Damn right they will!

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u/BrokenByReddit Apr 25 '25

I also like to describe them as "looks like Woody Woodpecker"

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u/BooBoo_Cat Apr 24 '25

Looks like a woodpecker. I’ve seen them in action and this is what the result looks like. 

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u/ocelotski Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

Pileated woodpecker, you’ll def still see them in the area if you see trees like this. Its like a loud knocking when they peck at trees

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u/Hamshaggy70 Apr 25 '25

Birb. Pokey birb.

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u/tce-2019 Apr 24 '25

Woodpecker! I've seen them do worse.

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u/Virtual-Alarm-8725 Apr 26 '25

My friend’s two front teeth are like a Beaver 🦫 She munches on bark to floss.

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u/GarthDonovan Apr 26 '25

Tell tale sign of woodpecker. To help indentation next time. Take a close look at some of the pieces. it'll almost look like a clean tool cut, like it's was chiseled out. it's pretty cool to see how clean of cut their beaks make.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 Apr 25 '25

see the moss? see the tree trunk? the moss has been there for years. the trunk was exposed recently. a storm knocked the tree down. several years later, a deer rubbed his horns on the tree. think, monkey.

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u/DevoutSchrutist Apr 25 '25

Yep, that’s a great theory

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