Wish mine could provide such sharp detailed photos. I guess you get what you pay for. The one I'm using cost the equivalent of less than US$150 (no tax unless it was included in the ticket price).
I love woodpeckers. BTW Kavika, if you have woodpeckers pecking away at your house, you have insects in the wood, probably termites. Call in someone to treat for the little buggers. The woodpeckers will go away and so will the damage.
I thought that in birds it was the male of the species that had striking plumage ?
You are correct, Petey; the male Downy is similarly marked but it has a large, red patch on its head. The brighter plumage is believed by ornithologists, to serve the purpose of attracting predators and moving them away from the nest.
I suspect the male will be at my feeder tomorrow or thereabout, and, when I get his picture, I'll post it.
Just posted a photo of a Red-bellied Woodpecker … a male with a red area that covers his entire crown; the female has a red area but it covers only the back of the head.
ISO 640, f5.6, 1/80 second
Wish mine could provide such sharp detailed photos. I guess you get what you pay for. The one I'm using cost the equivalent of less than US$150 (no tax unless it was included in the ticket price).
I'm not real happy with woodpeckers right now...They have caused a couple of hundred dollars in damage to my house in the last month.
I'm not real happy with woodpeckers right now...They have caused a couple of hundred dollars in damage to my house in the last month.
Likely Pileateds or Sapsuckers … Downys are pretty much innocuous.
Sorry this evoked a bad thought.
Pileateds and they are the biggest woodpecker in the world. Size of a crow.
Ivory Bills are larger … but nearly extinct.
Very artistic photo Mac. Really love it.
I love woodpeckers. BTW Kavika, if you have woodpeckers pecking away at your house, you have insects in the wood, probably termites. Call in someone to treat for the little buggers. The woodpeckers will go away and so will the damage.
Perrie, the damage it is doing is on a cedar beam...No termites in that.
You saw the photo of the flying doxies...Well Wiki took care of the problem.
An excellent photo A Mac . I thought that in birds it was the male of the species that had striking plumage ?
I thought that in birds it was the male of the species that had striking plumage ?
You are correct, Petey; the male Downy is similarly marked but it has a large, red patch on its head. The brighter plumage is believed by ornithologists, to serve the purpose of attracting predators and moving them away from the nest.
I suspect the male will be at my feeder tomorrow or thereabout, and, when I get his picture, I'll post it.
I'm looking forward to seeing that ...
Petey,
Just posted a photo of a Red-bellied Woodpecker … a male with a red area that covers his entire crown; the female has a red area but it covers only the back of the head.