Wednesday, January 22, 2014
There are Woodpeckers
There are not many species actively working the feeders this winter, but among the more reliable are those most feeder-oriented woodpeckers: the Red Bellied (shown) and the Downy. I see them a great deal at the suet feeders here. At this time of year they're both fairly quiet and unassuming, flying in and barely making a splash. (The Red Bellieds become more pesky in April!) and between them they're doing a pretty good number on the suet cakes. I am sure Hairys come by but much less often and I need BirdCam to really spot them. And I am sure there are Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers around the area but they're as quiet and invisible as can be -- except that is, where they drill holes in selected Sweetgum trees. Well enough, a few woodpeckers are welcome and keep up the variety. There are, indeed, woodpeckers.
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