Downy woodpecker – previouslytexan

First sighting ever.

I was puzzled by this bird because it certainly wasn’t a Downy Woodpecker or a Red-bellied Woodpecker. After visiting allaboutbirds.org and consulting my Sibley bird guide, it seems this was my first sighting ever of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a female, an infrequent (as best) feeder visitor. That was two weeks ago and I haven’t seen it since.

Seal of approval.

The new Squirrel Buster bird feeder received the Downy Woodpecker seal of approval.

Wind-up toy.

I tend to think ‘wind-up toy’ when I watch a woodpecker move. Tick-a, tick-a, tick-a.

A Downy Woodpecker. It’s interesting that this individual does not share – it jabs at any other bird on the feeder and continues jabbing until the other bird leaves.

Gleaned.

These Downy Woodpeckers gleaned every last reachable bit from the feeder before I could refill it.

This Downy Woodpecker is a regular visitor to my feeders.

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