I was so excited last night to finally get a glimpse of the baby red-bellied woodpeckers. Now that they are bigger they are sticking their heads out of the nest while waiting for mom and dad to return with their meal. I missed a great shot when dad returned with a giant spider. Junior jumped … [Read more…]
I spent some time on Mother’s Day in my treehouse watching the new red-bellied woodpecker family overhead. Mom and dad dutifully flew back and forth taking turns entering the nest to feed their chirruping babies. I thought it was interesting that mom kept coming back with small insects and dad kept returning with what looks like berries. Hmm… whose … [Read more…]
No pictures to share of the baby red bellied woodpeckers yet, but I could hear their little peeps from my treehouse yesterday afternoon. The babies won’t leave the nest until they are around 25 to 27 days old and hopefully they won’t be camera shy! Dad was keeping a watchful eye on me yesterday and making sure all was … [Read more…]
This afternoon as I sat in my treehouse enjoying a glass of merlot I heard someone knocking. Well, since the treehouse doesn’t have a door and I hadn’t finished my first glass of merlot yet, I started looking for a woodpecker. Meet the new resident in my treehouse. A very cute red bellied male woodpecker. He appears to have been very busy … [Read more…]