Still

These two downy woodpeckers were at the feeders. They were sitting like this for several minutes. They didn't move a muscle that I could see. I wondered if they might be trying to "hide" from a hawk, but I never saw one. Finally they just few off.

[Shutterbug]

Interesting. Something may have spooked them.

[katy]

Now you know they were just waiting for you to get the perfect shot of them.......which you did! I like the pole through the middle which makes it appear as a collage instead of a single photo

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They do that on my feeders too. Fly up and sit there for a good half hour or until another bird flies in and bumps them off. Strange birds!

[JackieR]

They were posing for you!!!

[Kathy A]

I agree with Jackie @30pics4jackiesdiamond

[Susan Wakely]

How lovely to have two that obliged long enough for you to capture them.

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely capture, Kathy.

[Wylie]

How nice of them to pose so beautifully, lovely shot

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Kathy]

@shutterbug49 I wondered that too. The other birds had flown away.
@grammyn That was probably it Katy. Thank you.
@olivetreeann I never noticed it before, so I'll have to pay attention to this activity.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Of course they were.
@kjarn Yup. They knew I was sitting there with cell phone in hand.
@wakelys I agree. They usually fly in, nibble a bit at the suet then flit off.
@jamibann Thank you Issi.
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian.
@pusspup They were obliging weren't they.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely capture

[Kathy]

@craftymeg Thank you Meg.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shots of the birth feeders and birds

[Kathy]

@pyrrhula Thank you. I'd prefer to get them in a natural setting but I can't seem to be still enough.

[Jennie B.]

They are smart for sure if they were"hiding".

[Kathy]

@jb030958 No feathers in the yard.