#spechte

[bookofoktober]

Photos by Karen Patterson

[ostdrossel]

The Woodpeckers

were happy today. I thought it was funny that the Downy came to the camera feeder. And I am crossing my fingers that one Woodpecker species will choose to nest in my bos this year.

[superbnature]

Great Spotted Woodpecker by hans24 http://ift.tt/2hmsMNZ

[sofluffysoyummy]

European green woodpecker

[ostdrossel]

Peanut and Hazel,

the resident Red-bellied Woodpeckers, are coming to the feeders more often at the moment. I wonder if they have babies yet. The female is easily identifiable by her gray patch on the head.

[ostdrossel]

I loved this Downy Woodpecker.

Apparently, he has a cavity home somewhere because he has some wood chips under his “mustache” :D

[ostdrossel]

Male woodpeckers looking down pensively.

[calochortus]

Buntspechte im Licht by Stephan Gehrlein Via Flickr: Die beiden Buntspechte (Dendrocopos major) jagen sich gegenseitig zwischen den Ästen einer Kirsche. Im Hintergrund sieht man den letzten Rest vom Sonnenaufgang. Leider musste es schnell gehen und die Sonne ist etwas ausgebrannt, aber ich wollte diese Szene einfach fotografisch dokumentieren.