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May 13th, 2010 at 08:42 PM
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Frogger
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Frogger
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Ok this guy made me realize last Thursday (5/6) that I had not put up my Hummingbird feeders---he was flying around my hook looking for the feeder. So sorry but the photo is not the best as I took it through my glass sliding doors that have that reflective film on them. Now i f I can just get a photo of the Orioles, I will be set--- ![[Linked Image]](http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/JunieGirl_2007/Birds5-13-10001-1.jpg)
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Northern Star
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Northern Star
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Cute..i need to wash and set mine up..Hummingbirds usually land here the middle of May.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt. ![[Linked Image from agardenersforum.com]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/psd/sunny.jpg)
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The Bird Man
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The Bird Man
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That's a male Downy Woodpecker. Downy Woodpeckers as well as many other birds have a big sweet tooth...errm...bill......Birds don't have teeth. Anyways, Downys in particular often raid Hummer feeders and have been documented punching holes in the base of the tubular blossoms of the trumpet creepers to drink the sweet, sweet, nectar inside.
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Frogger
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Frogger
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finally day before yesterday I saw a female downy--at least I guess it was a female...it looked like the male without any red on it at all.
![[Linked Image from agardenersforum.com]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/junie.gif) ![[Linked Image from agardenersforum.com]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/gardenhelper.jpg) ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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The Bird Man
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The Bird Man
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Yep, JuniGirl! That's the female. They have NO red on their heads.
![[Linked Image]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/thorny.gif) Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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Frogger
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Frogger
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Thanks much for letting me know, Thorny. 
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Official Problem Child!
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Official Problem Child!
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Wow...I never saw a woodpecker at my hummingbird feeders...but I have seen bats on them at night.
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Frogger
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Frogger
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I guess I need to begin wathcing my feeders at night, huh???
![[Linked Image from agardenersforum.com]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/junie.gif) ![[Linked Image from agardenersforum.com]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/gardenhelper.jpg) ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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