Since the cold weather hit the large woodpeckers are here every day,
all day, coming and going at the suet feeders.
Above and below - female Northern flicker - such a beautiful large bird (up to 12")
who loves our suet feeders.
Male Flicker - note he has the black 'moustache'
Both male and female have the brilliant red spot on the nape of the neck.
This colorful garden bird is the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a somewhat smaller
8-9" medium-sized woodpecker. This is the male with the red chin - female has
a white chin.
An interesting bird, it drills holes in a pattern of horizontal rows in small to
medium sized trees to bleed tree sap. Many birds drink from sapsucker taps,
and oozing sap attracts insects which sapsuckers eat.
The Sapsucker itself actually doesn't suck sap, rather it laps it with a long tongue.
Any woodpeckers in your garden lately?
Best wishes for the weekend - how on earth did the week go by so quickly!
An interesting bird, it drills holes in a pattern of horizontal rows in small to
medium sized trees to bleed tree sap. Many birds drink from sapsucker taps,
and oozing sap attracts insects which sapsuckers eat.
The Sapsucker itself actually doesn't suck sap, rather it laps it with a long tongue.
Any woodpeckers in your garden lately?
Best wishes for the weekend - how on earth did the week go by so quickly!
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