Woodpecker house

[CherylL]

Woodpeckers have been to our feeders all winter. One decided to make a house in the tree. About 2 weeks ago noticed wood shavings falling from above. Looks like it started another hole too. There is a new tiny woodpecker this past week. Hopefully they will stay awhile so I can get better photos when it is warm and sunny.

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Woodpecker house in the backyard tree by Cheryl, on Flickr

2. The hole above is a work in progress

 

[Jeff15]

Very good shots....

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful! Love how it's peeking out. A woodpecker has started visiting the bird feeder, so I'll need to set up the tripod with the 600mm and see if I can get some shots.

 

[cgw]

Hear them pounding away every morning wherever I walk in my heavily-treed 'hood. A huge nearly-dead sugar maple at the family ruin is a flicker hi-rise condo with a few downy sub-lets.

 

[Digger...]

Wild pets are cool...

 

[MitchP]

Nice catch!

 

[wobe]

Great capture!

 

[Bill in Texas]

Woodpeckers have been to our feeders all winter. One decided to make a house in the tree. About 2 weeks ago noticed wood shavings falling from above. Looks like it started another hole too. There is a new tiny woodpecker this past week. Hopefully they will stay awhile so I can get better photos when it is warm and sunny.

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Woodpecker house in the backyard tree by Cheryl, on Flickr

2. The hole above is a work in progress
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Excellent find and capture. Appears to be a red-bellied woodpecker.

 

[CherylL]

Very good shots....

Thanks Jeff!

Wonderful! Love how it's peeking out. A woodpecker has started visiting the bird feeder, so I'll need to set up the tripod with the 600mm and see if I can get some shots.

It likes to watch the pups in the yard. Looking forward to your 600mm shots.

Hear them pounding away every morning wherever I walk in my heavily-treed 'hood. A huge nearly-dead sugar maple at the family ruin is a flicker hi-rise condo with a few downy sub-lets.

The tree condo sounds wonderful!

Wild pets are cool...

Agree! A few other critters like the backyard feeders...deer, raccoons, squirrels. Last year 2 ducks would come by for dinner every evening.

Nice catch!

Thanks Mitch!

Great capture!

Thanks Wobe!

Excellent find and capture. Appears to be a red-bellied woodpecker.

Thanks Bill! The red-necked woodpecker. There is a very small one that may be a baby. It has different markings on the back than the usual small ones.

 

[terri]

What a sweet shot! Great capture, Cheryl.

 

[CherylL]

What a sweet shot! Great capture, Cheryl.

Thanks Terri!

 

[slat]

Nice ones.