Saturday, June 28, 2014

Good Yard Birds


So at 8:15 this morning I'm in my yard checking the mole traps when a woodpecker flies, white wing patches flashing, directly over my head and lands near a tree right across the street.  "Redheaded!" I think before realizing it's way too big!


I run inside, tell Carol there's a Pileated Woodpecker on the tree across the street, and grab my camera.  Oh!  There are two!


They spend fifteen minutes spiraling around and around that trunk gobbling up ants.  I don't realize until I see the images on my computer that they're both males.  Whatever; these guys are not my usual yard birds!

- Ric

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