tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post605575208071465359..comments2024-03-18T17:23:39.180-03:00Comments on nature tales and camera trails: Woodpeckers at My Feedersme ann my camerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-36124555168717549822008-10-01T15:39:00.000-03:002008-10-01T15:39:00.000-03:00Great explanation - yours is the first picture of ...Great explanation - yours is the first picture of the tail markings I've seen. <BR/><BR/>If they are at all close, the size and the bill are good indicators. I didn't realize how noticeable the difference was until one day a downy flew into the yard. The lightbulb came on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-22984152293316549882008-09-30T13:49:00.000-03:002008-09-30T13:49:00.000-03:00Hey! I captured a woodpecker just like this the o...Hey! I captured a woodpecker just like this the other day but my shots didn't come out anything like this which is why I didn't post them. These are great!2sweetnsaxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872876714307002560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-36180640227352617162008-09-29T08:50:00.000-03:002008-09-29T08:50:00.000-03:00Some good bird pictures here ... excellentSome good bird pictures here ... excellentPetrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694461938712095111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-85582541751020970392008-09-29T08:16:00.000-03:002008-09-29T08:16:00.000-03:00Ann: Great shots of the woodpeckers, that was a ve...Ann: Great shots of the woodpeckers, that was a very nice display. I had some in my Buckeye Tree yesterday but it was a dull day. I hope I can post them.This Is My Blog - fishing guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826128050970967135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-51581407150343654012008-09-28T20:41:00.000-03:002008-09-28T20:41:00.000-03:00Excellent! Good info, too!Cheers, KlausExcellent! Good info, too!<BR/>Cheers, Klauskjpwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943083978093494506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-36548053038899147102008-09-28T20:31:00.000-03:002008-09-28T20:31:00.000-03:00I will be getting out my peanut feeder again soon....I will be getting out my peanut feeder again soon. The nuthatches are hanging around. I only have had Downy Woodpeckers and one Yellow-bellied Sapsucker eat my peanuts and suet, but there are lots of Hairy Woodpeckers around the river. Great pictures and ID tips.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-8179093881986765702008-09-28T19:42:00.000-03:002008-09-28T19:42:00.000-03:00Pretty woodpeckers. Isn't it funny how in birds t...Pretty woodpeckers. Isn't it funny how in birds the males are always the more colorful and flashy to attract mates, but it works opposite in humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-86372943372953006192008-09-28T19:08:00.000-03:002008-09-28T19:08:00.000-03:00I think I like the colors behind the woodpecker (o...I think I like the colors behind the woodpecker (on the top 2 photos) almost as much as the textures and colors of the bird.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-79454292078710528992008-09-28T18:31:00.000-03:002008-09-28T18:31:00.000-03:00Wonderful shots of this woodpecker. PazWonderful shots of this woodpecker. <BR/><BR/>PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-57428588743022429502008-09-28T15:50:00.000-03:002008-09-28T15:50:00.000-03:00What great photos Ann. I love woodpeckers! Gwww.my...What great photos Ann. I love woodpeckers! G<BR/><BR/>www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.comGeraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-35589714344276058402008-09-28T15:31:00.000-03:002008-09-28T15:31:00.000-03:00Great shots (as always!). I never have had an oppo...Great shots (as always!). I never have had an opportunity to use the dashes for an ID, but have relied mostly on bill size/proportion when only a single was present, especially if it was too far away to reliably gage the overall size of the bird. Love your attention to details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-61748271855469004312008-09-28T14:49:00.000-03:002008-09-28T14:49:00.000-03:00These are beautiful close ups.These are beautiful close ups.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409944998946748154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-46485686914527485972008-09-28T14:46:00.000-03:002008-09-28T14:46:00.000-03:00Beautiful pictures.Beautiful pictures.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-40909626653607405642008-09-28T12:11:00.001-03:002008-09-28T12:11:00.001-03:00Nice photos Ann..I have trouble sometimes and I wi...Nice photos Ann..I have trouble sometimes and I will remember the "dashes" of the downy...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-3590813275610164492008-09-28T12:11:00.000-03:002008-09-28T12:11:00.000-03:00Downy *and* Hairys! You will have more woodpeckers...Downy *and* Hairys! You will have more woodpeckers in your October Bird Count than me!NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-77006530541194151502008-09-28T11:27:00.000-03:002008-09-28T11:27:00.000-03:00Great photos and commentary.I had never been aware...Great photos and commentary.I had never been aware of the undertail dashes of the Downy.This is something I will be looking for now.We have both species regularily in winter.Ruth's Photo Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906250839947271541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-21866978507558650822008-09-28T09:35:00.000-03:002008-09-28T09:35:00.000-03:00Nice pics, our woody as vanished as well, it norma...Nice pics, our woody as vanished as well, it normally does for a few months and then comes back during the winter.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385710094192499956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934747.post-75628196103608259942008-09-28T09:23:00.000-03:002008-09-28T09:23:00.000-03:00Good photos and well explained! Even with all the ...Good photos and well explained! Even with all the indicators, I still feel like I am guessing sometimes. I get mostly Downys, but I did have Hairys all spring as well. My woodpeckers have been missing lately...but I know they will be back!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.com