Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wordless Wednesday: Woodpecker

I love having woodpeckers come to our bird feeder, though it's rare. We gets all sorts of other birds, but somehow this guy—I think it's a red-bellied, but please correct me if I'm wrong—never fails to thrill me. I think it is an excitement that has carried over from my childhood. We had a bird feeder right outside our kitchen window, and I can remember my mother calling us in excitedly. "It's a woodpecker!"

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9 comments:

  1. I love wildlife, check out my Great Blue Heron

    http://www.gardenersreach.com/post/H-is-for-Heron.aspx

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  2. I just love woodpeckers. What a great shot.

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  3. We've had a woodpecker this year too. We put out a peanut feeder after talking to Regina Garr from Birds I View at Wilderness Week. It has attracted several new birds.

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  4. We have a "regular" woodpecker at our feeder, and I believe he is starting his own punk rock band called "Knock on Wood", due to the bright color he has "chosen" to dye his head feathers in...

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  5. I can remember my mother said the same.
    But as colourful as this one, we do not have here in Norway.

    Great WW-contribution

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  6. I am a bird nerd! ;) We had bird feeders before cats... ha ha! I am still wondering if I can find a way to have both... our cats are excellent hunters! beautiful shot! we used to get a tananger? ;) SO beautiful! Thanks for visiting today... it is not every day you meet a George MacDonald fan! =)
    Just Jenn~

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  7. I am a bird nerd! ;) We had bird feeders before cats... ha ha! I am still wondering if I can find a way to have both... our cats are excellent hunters! beautiful shot! we used to get a tananger? ;) SO beautiful! Thanks for visiting today... it is not every day you meet a George MacDonald fan! =)
    Just Jenn~

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  8. Beautiful bird, I'd love to see that out my window!

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  9. How exciting! I want to hang a bird feeder so bad! I think between the cat and the family of red shouldered hawks in our yard, It'd be cruel. :(

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