Who's there? It's a Hairy Woodpecker. When he's not doing a number on the tree trunks, he's hiding sunflower seeds in the knot holes on the deck posts. According to the Cornell Ornithology site, the oldest known Hairy was almost 16 years old.
Great capture . . love the bird's color. Woodpeckers don't always knock on trees. Sometimes they find a spot on the house and hammer away! Thanks for your info . . always interesting.
Wow! Awesome closeup capture. He looks a bit like our 2 little downy woodpeckers, but I've not been able to get any good shots of them yet. I need to put out some suet cake!!
Wow I really envy you being able to produce this photo, its marvellous I have been trying to take a shot of one that often comes on the post by our house but without success,well done its a fave
Great capture of a beautiful bird. From afar. Up close they make holes in our cedar siding of our house. We feed them lots of suet to keep them away from our house.
Awesome capture! I love these little guys! They are so fun to watch! I thought about you today. I got a few pics of a blue jay. I'm pretty sure it was laughing at me as it hid behind branches!!! LOL! :0)
