Red Headed Woodpecker

rivermom · 01-03-2008, 11:03 AM

I was just sitting down to check 4WT and have been watching this Woodpecker on the feeder.

He's kinda been annoying as he keeps emptying out the feeder knocking all the food onto the ground just so he can find his perfect seed. The other birds sit and wait their turn while he does his thing.

Once he finds his perfect seed he takes it to one of our deck posts and smashes it open. Needless to say, we've had a hole in the deck post for years now. Oh well, he's gotta eat.

Anyway - was bored so thought Id capture the shot.

I wanted to add it's not a great shot as this was taken from inside the house...

Janet · 01-03-2008, 12:43 PM

Please tell me they are a sign of spring!!!! It really is a good picture.

DianaB · 01-03-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Please tell me they are a sign of spring!!!! It really is a good picture.

Janet, you are soooo funny today!!!!! ........Spring?????

Sheryl, I have a bird feeder outside of my living room windows and they are interesting to look at. I also keep a pair of binoculars and a bird book handy so I can identify what they are. Thanks for the picture!

Janet · 01-03-2008, 01:05 PM

Maybe it was you and I that were separated at birth instead of me and Sheryl. I have the same thing. I'm even afraid of birds...any kind...doesn't matter as long as they are foul..have feathers and wings. BUT...I never wanted Ricky to have my fear so we've always had feeders and books so he could see what kind they were.

janc · 01-03-2008, 01:24 PM

Good picture. We have several of them in our trees.

rivermom · 01-03-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Maybe it was you and I that were separated at birth instead of me and Sheryl. I have the same thing. I'm even afraid of birds...any kind...doesn't matter as long as they are foul..have feathers and wings. BUT...I never wanted Ricky to have my fear so we've always had feeders and books so he could see what kind they were.

My Dad is afraid of birds too Janet. He always says "They're gonna peck your eyes out!". Mom and I tease him often. Especially in the summer when the hummingbirds fling about.

2tiredmom · 01-03-2008, 04:29 PM

What a wonderful pic. We have feeders out too. I didn't have my camera out
the other day but we had 6 red cardinals at our feeder in the back yard. I love to watch the birds.

Thanks for sharing.

DianaB · 01-03-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rivermom

My Dad is afraid of birds too Janet. He always says "They're gonna peck your eyes out!". Mom and I tease him often. Especially in the summer when the hummingbirds fling about.

He's watched the movie called "The Birds" far too many times!!!!!

Janet · 01-04-2008, 06:11 PM

I know exactly how your Dad feels Sheryl, I am soooo afraid of them. My mom and I both can remember when I had a nightmare as a baby in a crib. I dreamt that there were chickens in my crib and on me. I can remember it like it was last night instead of over 52 years ago. It's one fear I've never been able to overcome.

I tried watching that movie Diana and thought I was going to have a fit. It was horrible!!!

I love watching the hummingbirds. I usually put those feeders out the last of March, first of April and we get quite a few. We also get a lot of the yellow finches. We had 7 sets of them last summer. We like using the upside down feeders. It's so funny to watch them land and then just roll over upside down to eat.

AngieDoogles · 01-04-2008, 06:36 PM

Great pic Sheryl! My sister (Traci) is horribly afraid of birds as well. We always tease her about it, especially since mom has one!

janc · 01-05-2008, 04:25 AM

I'm taking a wildlife refuge class next Tues. on taking photographs at your bird feeder. I'll let you know what he says. Good picture! I put up a woodpecker feeder and two days later it was gone. The squirrels got it I'm sure. They are very hungry because we had a very late hard freeze last year and so had no nuts of any kind on the trees.

Janet · 01-05-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DianaB

Janet, you are soooo funny today!!!!! ........Spring?????

Sheryl, I have a bird feeder outside of my living room windows and they are interesting to look at. I also keep a pair of binoculars and a bird book handy so I can identify what they are. Thanks for the picture!

Today the temp is suppose to be in the mid 40's, tomorrow the 50's and on Monday....yay!!! the 60's. I'm so happy

I want warm temps sooooo bad! N o w is spring here?

AngieDoogles · 01-05-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Today the temp is suppose to be in the mid 40's, tomorrow the 50's and on Monday....yay!!! the 60's. I'm so happy

I want warm temps sooooo bad! N o w is spring here?

I wish! I just love spring...

Tink · 01-05-2008, 10:33 PM

Cool picture! Our woodpeckers have a very different shaped head than yours. We have the "Woody woodpecker" type here. lol

I don't mind birds unless they swoop at you. THOSE make me mad.
For me it's BATS that send me screaming like a little girl.

rivermom · 01-06-2008, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tink

Cool picture! Our woodpeckers have a very different shaped head than yours. We have the "Woody woodpecker" type here. lol

I don't mind birds unless they swoop at you. THOSE make me mad.
For me it's BATS that send me screaming like a little girl.

Bats freak me out too Tink. Disgusting little flying rats, ugh! Only positive thing I can say about bats is they keep the bug population down. Other than that....I go running too.

01-03-2008, 12:43 PM	#2
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Please tell me they are a sign of spring!!!! It really is a good picture. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

01-03-2008, 01:05 PM	#4
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Maybe it was you and I that were separated at birth instead of me and Sheryl. I have the same thing. I'm even afraid of birds...any kind...doesn't matter as long as they are foul..have feathers and wings. BUT...I never wanted Ricky to have my fear so we've always had feeders and books so he could see what kind they were. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

01-03-2008, 04:29 PM	#7
2tiredmom Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,367	What a wonderful pic. We have feeders out too. I didn't have my camera out the other day but we had 6 red cardinals at our feeder in the back yard. I love to watch the birds. Thanks for sharing. __________________ The real measure of a woman's wealth is what she has invested in eternity. Linda aka 2tiredmom

01-04-2008, 06:11 PM	#9
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	I know exactly how your Dad feels Sheryl, I am soooo afraid of them. My mom and I both can remember when I had a nightmare as a baby in a crib. I dreamt that there were chickens in my crib and on me. I can remember it like it was last night instead of over 52 years ago. It's one fear I've never been able to overcome. I tried watching that movie Diana and thought I was going to have a fit. It was horrible!!! I love watching the hummingbirds. I usually put those feeders out the last of March, first of April and we get quite a few. We also get a lot of the yellow finches. We had 7 sets of them last summer. We like using the upside down feeders. It's so funny to watch them land and then just roll over upside down to eat. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

01-04-2008, 06:36 PM	#10
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Great pic Sheryl! My sister (Traci) is horribly afraid of birds as well. We always tease her about it, especially since mom has one! __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

01-03-2008, 01:24 PM	#5
janc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Springville, TN Posts: 182	Good picture. We have several of them in our trees.

01-05-2008, 04:25 AM	#11
janc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Springville, TN Posts: 182	I'm taking a wildlife refuge class next Tues. on taking photographs at your bird feeder. I'll let you know what he says. Good picture! I put up a woodpecker feeder and two days later it was gone. The squirrels got it I'm sure. They are very hungry because we had a very late hard freeze last year and so had no nuts of any kind on the trees.

01-05-2008, 10:33 PM	#14
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	Cool picture! Our woodpeckers have a very different shaped head than yours. We have the "Woody woodpecker" type here. lol I don't mind birds unless they swoop at you. THOSE make me mad. For me it's BATS that send me screaming like a little girl. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

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