.. and a video!
Last summer we had a number of trees taken out of our front yard. We left a couple stumps and put a 'bird-feeder' on each. One with a 'platform' feeder for seeds.. the other is a "suet-tree" to hang suet boxes on. A larger branch was cut and screwed standing.. to the stump and suet boxes are hung on it!
It snowed last night and while I was taking these pics and video.. with an occasional smile of sunshine.
I put new suet in the boxes and filled the platform with seeds and poured some on the ground for the 'ground-feeders' as well.
It didn't take long -
These are different from what we call "Ladderbacks".. much bigger and brown instead of grey and white - anyone know their name? [ A better view in the video ] -
Then came that high-pitched call of the "Pileated".. all of the smaller finches and chickadees scattered knowing that the BOSS would soon be in the "hood"! -
This I think was the smaller 'fledgling' of a pair that visits regularly to our suet boxes.. not real sure of course. The suet boxes are not quite 5" square.. these are the largest of the NA 'peckers' I believe.
Our little girl pileated left and came back.. and the mystery 'pecker' can be seen better below.. here [ taken thru the front window ] -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BovLQy55QN4
If I've got this right the male has the red on his bill and face.
The family from last year - June, 2010 - [ priceless view.. in our front yard ] - taken thru front window.. they spook real easy -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eivGYdEpWI8
See him reach behind to feed her? And that has to be their fledgling!
Terry K
Last summer we had a number of trees taken out of our front yard. We left a couple stumps and put a 'bird-feeder' on each. One with a 'platform' feeder for seeds.. the other is a "suet-tree" to hang suet boxes on. A larger branch was cut and screwed standing.. to the stump and suet boxes are hung on it!
It snowed last night and while I was taking these pics and video.. with an occasional smile of sunshine.
I put new suet in the boxes and filled the platform with seeds and poured some on the ground for the 'ground-feeders' as well.
It didn't take long -
These are different from what we call "Ladderbacks".. much bigger and brown instead of grey and white - anyone know their name? [ A better view in the video ] -
Then came that high-pitched call of the "Pileated".. all of the smaller finches and chickadees scattered knowing that the BOSS would soon be in the "hood"! -
This I think was the smaller 'fledgling' of a pair that visits regularly to our suet boxes.. not real sure of course. The suet boxes are not quite 5" square.. these are the largest of the NA 'peckers' I believe.
Our little girl pileated left and came back.. and the mystery 'pecker' can be seen better below.. here [ taken thru the front window ] -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BovLQy55QN4
If I've got this right the male has the red on his bill and face.
The family from last year - June, 2010 - [ priceless view.. in our front yard ] - taken thru front window.. they spook real easy -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eivGYdEpWI8
See him reach behind to feed her? And that has to be their fledgling!
Terry K