This Downy Woodpecker was playing possum when I went out to fill the bird feeders and I waited for him to leave but he remained still until I scared him off when finally walked past him.
Woodpecker Playing Possum
Picture of the Day for September 29, 2022
Most of the summer birds made their retreat south before the freezing temperatures this week, but the year-around birds are still hunting for food like this Downy Woodpecker checking out the holes in the tree for sap and insects trapped in the sap.
Looking for Food
Picture of the Day for October 26, 2021
Many of the summer birds have left a while ago, so the year-round birds are more noticeable again, like this downy woodpecker enjoying the autumn day as it searches for food.
Autumn Woodpecker
Picture of the Day for June 7, 2013
The woodpeckers are often overlooked in the summer as the attention is turned towards colorful birds like the Indigo Bunting, Eastern Bluebird and the Baltimore Oriole, but this little Downy Woodpecker puts on its own show. Their rising-and-falling flight style is distinctive of many woodpeckers and they don’t sing songs, but they drum loudly against pieces of wood or metal to make their song.
The Downy Woodpecker is an active bird that moves quickly over tree trunks, branches, and stems of grasses and wildflowers, characteristically leaning against its stiffened tail feathers for support. And this female Downy Woodpecker is hanging upside down and using the tail feathers for support.
Downy Woodpecker
