Two piliated woodpeckers pecked away at trees and stumps and about anything else made of wood in our backyard. Chips of wood from limbs and old stumps flew in various directions and littered the ground below proving that unlike the proverbial woodchuck, they certainly could chuck wood. #woodpecker #piliated, #woodchuck #chuckwood
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Cardinal Direction
After a brief “discussion” with a downy woodpecker on the seed cylinder at the right side of the photo, the cardinal wisely decided to head south to the feeder on the left. It’s best not to argue with a bird with a longer beak who spends the days pounding its head against a tree. Yep,Continue reading “Cardinal Direction”
Been There, Pecked That
A dead tree provides life-giving nourishment to this piliated woodpecker. Obviously this isn’t the first time at this tree. The bird alternately listened and pecked here and there, frequently finding morsels of food. It slowly moved about the tree, adding to the pock marks left by other woodpeckers plundering the wood for meals. #woodpecker #piliatedContinue reading “Been There, Pecked That”
Feeding a Flying Mouse
I had work to do in the yard; fertilize some plants, water a dry area, put fresh water in the birdbath, and finally, replenish the bird feeders. It sounds simple, but the feathery fiends kept diving to the feeders, and I felt obliged to wait until they finished. Finally, there was a break, and IContinue reading “Feeding a Flying Mouse”
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