A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity The Bird Lovers Forum Woody woodpecker jan 5, 2010

Here the hungry bugger was today..In the snow eating away.

dodge;o)




Arent we cute?

I guess I need to put up my suet feeder perhaps that would entice my woodpeckers to return, huh???

VERY nice shot, barb---

Junigirl

Thanks Much.

great shots Dodge

Thanks DIane,

They are here quite often during the day , & storms.

Glad I have lots of suet left.

b

I took down my suet feeders when the grackles were taking over my yard. Maybe I should try them again.

crackels--yuck---I would not want them back, even if Rod says they too have to eat--but hey I guess we could give it the old college try huh???

I dislike grackles also.
THey didn t bother the feeder. THey harvest the grapes off the arbor.
ROtten ones.

Mine were horrible this year.. Guess blight.

b

Luckily I have NONE this year--well not yet anyway

When they came to my house they ate every seed and every bit of suet in a matter of mintues then pooped all over the side of the house and driveway. I changed to safflower seeds. Remember Diane was posting about it too. Since changing seeds they haven't been at the house but they're still in the pecan orchard and up in the trees in the back field. There are hundreds of them. I did put out sunflower seeds yesterday so we'll see. I've got a BB gun. Funny thing is Lizzy, the killer cat, attacks all sorts of birds but never a grackle.

you have to have a talk with Lizzy--sounds like she has her prioities mixed up

That looks like a Hairy Woodpecker! Those are HARD to find! They look just like DOWNYS only much larger.

There are 4 different kind Woodys I see on there.
THe Hairy is here daily

I had the Red bellied
The one with a red V on the back of the head

And the red headed I have not been able to get its photo. But it was here .
Yes some are large for sure.

b

The one with the Red "V" is a Northern Flicker, probably the Yellow-Shafted variety, There is a Red-Shafted Flicker that is found further west of us, Dodge. Here is the ONLY picture I have ever gotten of one. I took this just about a year ago across the street from my house. This is a Yellow-Shafted variety. I think it is a female, which would make it a Mother-Flicker.

YELLOW-SHAFTED NORTHERN FLICKER