These downy woodpeckers were busy looking for insects in a stand of trees. You can see a trace of wood shavings on the male downy’s beak (below), he’d been working away for quite a while. The female soon joined in. These woodpeckers inhabit our woods year round, they are industrious birds, you often hear them before you see them.
January 26, 2018 at 3:08 am
Beautiful photographs Belinda. Needs a lot of patience to shoot birds. Love your blog. 🙂
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January 26, 2018 at 5:21 am
Thanks very much! I like your blog very much as well.
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January 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Cracking little birds.
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January 24, 2018 at 1:04 pm
Thank you😊
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January 22, 2018 at 8:39 pm
Great captures of these endearing birds, Belinda. The male looks very intent on his job!
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January 22, 2018 at 9:16 pm
Thank you Eliza. He continued drilling away as we walked on!
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January 22, 2018 at 11:32 am
Terrific pictures! As portraits, I think the lower one just edges it. A 🙂
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January 22, 2018 at 1:28 pm
Thank you. I guess there’s something about that flash of red.
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January 22, 2018 at 10:54 am
I never tire of seeing and hearing downy woodpeckers. Great shots, Belinda!
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January 22, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Me too. Thank you Sandy!
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January 22, 2018 at 1:40 pm
My pleasure.
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January 22, 2018 at 5:29 am
Lovely photos (I’d be very pleased to have taken these!) RH
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January 22, 2018 at 7:19 am
Thank you, glad you like them.
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January 21, 2018 at 7:39 pm
These are really beautiful birds.
Dwight
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January 21, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Thanks very much,
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January 21, 2018 at 5:39 pm
Nice shots Belinda. We’ve got lots of Downies here in Virginia and plenty that come to my feeder.
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January 21, 2018 at 5:42 pm
Thanks very much.
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January 21, 2018 at 12:50 pm
I can almost hear them talking. You’ve captured them in the middle of deep thoughts.
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January 21, 2018 at 5:00 pm
These two were definitely a pair😊
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January 21, 2018 at 11:27 am
Love both of these photos, Belinda. Downies are really fun to follow around, aren’t they? They’re so cute in their relatively diminutive size.
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January 21, 2018 at 12:18 pm
Thank you Jet. They make great subjects if they stay put long enough😏
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January 21, 2018 at 8:37 am
Wonderful profile images of these hard workers!
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January 21, 2018 at 10:35 am
Thank you Ellen!
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January 21, 2018 at 8:30 am
These are very nice. 😀. They can be a challenge to capture.
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January 21, 2018 at 10:34 am
Thanks Ted. They’re usually pretty skittish but these two were too intent on finding food.
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January 21, 2018 at 8:13 am
Gorgeous detail, Belinda, love these little ones!
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January 21, 2018 at 10:29 am
Thanks very much Donna!
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January 21, 2018 at 8:03 am
Handsome male!
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January 21, 2018 at 10:29 am
Thanks. There’s something about that red cap😊
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January 21, 2018 at 4:49 am
Beautiful.
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January 21, 2018 at 7:45 am
Thank you.
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January 21, 2018 at 3:40 am
Wonderful photos,Belinda! Woodpeckers are always a joy to hear and see.
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January 21, 2018 at 7:45 am
Thanks very much Pete! They are indeed.
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January 21, 2018 at 1:58 am
Great photos
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January 21, 2018 at 7:44 am
Thank you!
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