This Woodpecker Risks Everything to Feed Its Chicks Full Life Cycle

Inside a hollow tree, a Pileated Woodpecker raises its chicks — but every feeding could be the last.

This is the full life cycle of the Pileated Woodpecker, from egg to survival. From the moment the eggs are laid inside a tree cavity, the chicks depend entirely on their parents. The Pileated Woodpecker must leave the nest, search for food, and return again and again to feed its growing chicks.