As I've said before, you just never know what you might see at our cottage. Today's post features the beautiful Downy Woodpecker. As you can see, this female has learned that the hummingbird feeder is a great place for a sweet drink.
The woodpeckers also enjoy the peanuts we put out on the railing. Here the male is helping himself.
In the next several shots you see an adult (l) feeding the youth (r). Although he's adult sized, this 'big baby' cries for his food and is quite persistent until he's fed!
As I've said before, you just never know what you might see at our cottage. Today's post features the beautiful Downy Woodpecker. As you can see, this female has learned that the hummingbird feeder is a great place for a sweet drink.
The woodpeckers also enjoy the peanuts we put out on the railing. Here the male is helping himself.
In the next several shots you see an adult (l) feeding the youth (r). Although he's adult sized, this 'big baby' cries for his food and is quite persistent until he's fed!
Some pretty AMAZING photos Linda!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria. Life at the cottage always brings so many wonderful new experiences!
DeleteI love these!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cynthia.
DeleteLinda ~ what sweet photos and done so well ~ thanks, carol, xo
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol.
DeleteA great series of photos. That's pretty smart for the woodpecker to learn to feed from the hummingbird feeder.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mick. The Downy and the larger Hairy woodpeckers are the only other birds that seem to like the sweat drink from the Hummingbird feeder.
DeleteCool looking bird.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim. They are a beautiful bird, even though the one shot makes the eye look rather creepy.
DeleteThose are wonderful photos...you treat your birds well ! I always laugh when I see those big babies still begging for food! Leaving the nest is hard for more than one species ;))
ReplyDeleteSo true Sallie. LOL
DeleteThank you Sandy.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing photographs Linda!! I love those woodpeckers they look so sweet eating the peanuts. I just read your previous post about your beautiful cat, i hope everything is ok, what an awful thought to have fallen in a fissure.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And thank you for your concern for our cat. Sadly fishers can be vicious creatures and we've lost hope that Arbour will return.
DeleteA fabulous set of photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephanie.
DeleteNever turn down a drink!! I used to get woodpeckers outside of my window in the UK by pushing peanuts into cracks in the bark of trees.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
PS: This would be a great post for Wild Bird Wednesday - which will open on my blog in about 5 hours.
LOL Thanks Stewart.
DeleteBeautiful bird photography!
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos and I love the cute Downy woodpeckers!
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen.
DeleteI love our Downy's. They seem a little different than yours, but your pictures are wonderful, especially catching the parent feeding the persistent child. Very nice series ...
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
Thanks Andrea.
DeleteWhat a really nice series of images of the Downy Woodpecker! It's amazing how opportunistic birds (and most wildlife) can be!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Thanks Wally.
DeleteHi Linda I'm new to One World Tuesday and am blown away by the quality of everyone's work... and your photos are not exception they're amazing, I do love a good bird blog!
ReplyDeleteWrenx
Thanks and welcome! And yes, there are some great photographers that share their images for Our World Tuesday.
DeleteThanks Gary.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda Great series of shots.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the woodpeckers!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Have a great weekend!
DeleteAwe, you got some really sweet images to share...darling~
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary.
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