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« on: Feb 16th, 2008, 12:46pm » |
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Sorry it's a little blurry, but the darn pecker is SO fast!
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 16th, 2008, 1:01pm » |
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Downy Woodpecker? The only other thing it might be is a Hairy Woodpecker, but it looks too small to be that.
And yeah--they are quick. LOL.
Thanks, Mel. Pop that baby out, would you? Yer makin' all us prospective aunts and uncles crazy.
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George
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« Reply #2 on: Feb 16th, 2008, 1:08pm » |
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LOL!!
The size of the pecker was a little smaller than a Blue Jay.
And I want to have this baby already, but she's not listening to me!
A preview of the future I am sure. 
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« Reply #3 on: Feb 16th, 2008, 3:43pm » |
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Hey Mel, that new camera of yours takes great pics, I cant believe you are this close to having Ava and still be able to take nature shot as good as that !!
Now Ava, come out will you ? Dont you want momma to take such nice photos of you too ?
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« Reply #4 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 6:13am » |
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Wow, Mel, that's a great picture, I love it!
I've seen woodpeckers near our summer cottage, but I've never managed to catch any of them on film, they're always too high.
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Re: for George...
« Reply #5 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 8:04am » |
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I don't see them, I hear them..there is one that comes to hit on my fence by my bedroom very early in the morning  almost every day ..first I tought it was someone shooting  ... damn thing
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« Reply #6 on: Feb 17th, 2008, 8:39am » |
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i think it a downey woodpecker, maybe a female i got lots of them by me here in cleveland, the reason i say female i didnt see very much red on the underside of the neck. also ur very lucky. i never am able to get them to come to to the food we put out. great picture. also i got golden finches that eat from my feeder less than 8 inches from my recliner its great, they even let me know when to refill, they should be arriveing in about a month or so, thanks for the pic. you really lifted my spirts today. p.s george i live next to a golf course and the are many pines here so i have millions of red wing black birds here, we cant keep them off our feeders, "greedy little shits". but there my daughters favorite bird. so i keep a bag of mix seed just for them, but i act like i dont like them just to rass her. thanks coach bill, and good luck with that baby thing, if you need a name picked out dont be afraid to ask me i got a million of them. lol..
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« Reply #7 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 12:09pm » |
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Ok, the woodpecker is back. I got a better pic of it (and no, no red on it's breast, only white)...
The only thing I can't figure out right now, is why it is just sitting there by the fat/seed dish like that for the past 20 min?? Maybe it's as curious about me as I am of it.
Oh good, it's eating now. BTW, those are big birds! He/she IS the size of a jay, only a bigger head.
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Hmmm....
Woody peckers
Smaller peckers
Hairy peckers
Fast peckers.....This has all the makings of an obscene thread!
Sorry Mel, sombody had to say it 
Nice Pics Mel! I love woodpeckers. I have a Piliated (sp?) one in the woods next to my camp and in the summer he can make quite a racket.
The suit is a good thing for the birds this time of year and considering the winter you folks have had I'll bet his body fat is low and needs the energy in the fat.
-P.
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 12:35pm » |
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lol Paul, reminds me of when we were fishing up north. Kept hearing something that sounded like a person trying to put nails in metal. Turns out a woodpecker was pecking at a TV anntenae, LOL!
Too funny.
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Re: for George...
« Reply #10 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 12:46pm » |
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on Feb 18th, 2008, 12:30pm, Paul98 wrote:Hmmm....
Woody peckers
Smaller peckers
Hairy peckers
Fast peckers.....This has all the makings of an obscene thread!
Sorry Mel, sombody had to say it
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Peckerhead - sorry Mel - SOMEONE had to say it!
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Thank God woodpeckers aren't nocturnal!
I have one by my house and for years I would hear this shrill sound and could not figure out where the sound was coming from and it drove me nuts. It sounded very similar to toads but was much, much louder. I finally saw that it was a woodpecker and it's mate. They would be in the trees calling to one another and moving around so the sound seemed to come from everywhere. LOL
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Re: for George...
« Reply #12 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 1:07pm » |
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Here's what Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers look like side-by-side:
From your comments on its size, it could easily be a Hairy Woodpecker. For a good description of the field marks distinguishing the two, see:
http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Downy-and-Hairy-Woodp eckers
Can't see the tail. Is it pure white? Both birds live in your area.
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Ah! The foreigners put on such airs
Wearing the tangerine suits
And their harlequin eyes.
The pain they inspire
Draws in harmonica melodies
And the feathers of birds
Which flame up at their touch.
It all comes to light in the sheer
Debonair.
(Ellen)
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Re: for George...
« Reply #13 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 1:11pm » |
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George, it looks just like the Hairy one, so that is what it is!
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Re: for George...
« Reply #14 on: Feb 18th, 2008, 2:50pm » |
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on Feb 18th, 2008, 12:35pm, Melissa wrote:| Turns out a woodpecker was pecking at a TV anntenae, LOL! |
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Certainly not the smartest of God's creatures.
We've had them hammering away at the brick exterior of our home. Lots of live bugs in those bricks - not.
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