This time I did not have to chase the woodpecker in the forest. Last time I did. I chased them in the forest, perhaps because all my life I have been deprived of woodpeckers. I always saw them in books and magazines. I was lucky to get the Pileated Woodpecker once this summer, but that was a crazy run.
So today, I was on the phone, and I heard this unusual song outside. There he was, the Downey Woodpecker, eating off my bird feeder. I have not done much birding lately. I have just been busy with work and events during the weekends, and sometimes it was a little too cold.
Well, they are all now coming to me.
~ Anna
So today, I was on the phone, and I heard this unusual song outside. There he was, the Downey Woodpecker, eating off my bird feeder. I have not done much birding lately. I have just been busy with work and events during the weekends, and sometimes it was a little too cold.
~ Anna
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a time about 30 years
ago when I was living
in a house with a wood
exterior, in Virginia.
A woodpecker discovered
my house and decided it
was the perfect place to
practice its wood pecking.
That darn bird woke me
up many a morning, busily
pecking away at the house!
Jeff says the tail has little spikes on the end of his tail feathers to help it climb trees.
Hugs, JJ
Hugs, JJ
I couldn't say if it was the same sort but it was black and white, I am only used to seeing the green ones with red crests here.
Digitalshuttermania, thanks for your comment. I think my luck is getting better, like I said before, I had to chace them, now they come to me, lol.
Cindy, nice to have you back, and thanks for your comments. I been hearing that many people I know have woodpeckers in their backyard, so finally I got one too. Hope he will be back.
Jaya, this is very funny story. May be he was shaping your house, just trying what is the bigger damage from woodpecker or bugs, lol. I get sometimes other birds knocking on my window too, its fun at the beginning, but then I just want to sleep, lol.
Bob, now I know what your favs are, moons, woodpeckers, cool.
Kathy, we have so much in common. Soon or later I will have to give up the chases, I think I have to let youner ones do that part, lol.
JJ, yeah the running is fun, but I ensure that not many see me, other wise they probably think I am real nut. Thanks for telling me about the spikes, I will go back and check it out, did not noticed at all. Thanks again.
Peter, these woodpeckers are very common here. When we go hiking we see them all the time. I would love to see the green one you have, never seen green bird excep parrots.
Thanks all for your comments, it is always appreciated.
Anna :)
Last week when on an overnight backpacking trip, we saw a Pileated Woodpecker, North America's largest woodpecker. (Unless the rumors coming out of the bayous in the south are to be believed!)
-Will
BTW, I have photo of the Pileated Woodpecker, this the one I chased around the forest, just waiting for the right time to post. My first encounter wasn't so good, just got photo from far far away, the second encounter much better - it will be coming soon. Anna :) PS Will you seem to know a lot about brids, are you into birdding too?