It’s been five years since I had last seen a Pileated Woodpecker in our backyard. Despite the 17º temperatures this morning, there he was—
What an incredible looking bird! He was “working” on the tree for about 15 minutes—
Here’s a sequel…
It’s been awhile since I posted some bird pictures. All of my bird pictures can be found in this site’s “Birds and Wildlife” category.
Usually I devote a single post to a single bird, but here’s a brief medley of some birds I captured on camera during late 2020 or early 2021 All, except the Pileated Woodpecker, were on our bird feeders or in our backyard.
At the present time, we have a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers that have created another home in an old tree in our backyard. I hope to have some decent videos of them soon.
A few days ago I posted some pictures of the male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. We knew the female would show up and indeed she has. Except for the beak, she doesn’t look like the male Grosbeak at all.
While I’m at it, here’s today’s view of ‘our’ Goldfinches—
