One of the best parts of this winter has been putting out the suet feeders for my feathered friends. I have 2 suet feeders...1 I received as a gift from my parents, and the other I received as a gift from myself. The suet has been attracting a lot more nuthatches (which are my favorite birds) and also, very excitingly, 2 different kinds of woodpeckers! One of which is a woodpecker I had never seen before this point...the Red-Bellied Woodpecker (insert "Oooos" and "Ahhhs")
click here to read about him. He usually stops by for a breakfast of suet cake around 8am every morning. And every morning for about a month now I have been trying to get a photo of him. Apparently he is particularly camera shy. I have felt like the bird-nerd paparazzi, sneaking around the windows and popping out to try and get my shot. He'll be feeding for a good 5 minutes, and the minute I get my camera up to the window...away he flies! So, FINALLY...I was able to get 2 photos of him this past weekend! Ahh...success at last!
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| My elusive subject! |
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| Woodpecker = 50, Kristen = 2 |
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He's a "Red-Bellied Woodpecker" even though he
has a red head and a white belly! What is up with that? |
