jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2015 8:30:02 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on May 11, 2015 9:01:05 GMT -5
Irds plumage seems to be woodpecker but beak isn't right. Maybe it's a reach in a hole in the tree and get a bug long beak.
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 9:25:36 GMT -5
orrum, it looks like a woodpecker to me, too. Love Mrs. Denise's photography, jamesp! The chipmunk is hilarious. Thanks for sharing! Female downy woodpecker? Looking up to see if they are found in Georgia. ETA: jamesp, the downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker found in North America, and is also found in Georgia.
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Post by Fossilman on May 11, 2015 9:47:51 GMT -5
Looks like a woodpecker-like the photography of these wildlife!! Thumbs up
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Post by jakesrocks on May 11, 2015 10:10:17 GMT -5
Too small to be a flicker, + the Flicker has a red patch on its head. Don't think it's a Downey either. We have bunches of both types around here.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 10:49:05 GMT -5
Not a downy although close in color pattern.
Flicker? No way. At least images I found look more like a dove than a downy.
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2015 10:52:01 GMT -5
Thanks so far. Do all woodpeckers have some red on their body or head ? Not a flicker, hmmm.
Boss says she sees it a lot, i.e., not a juvenile. She did mention I was a sapsucker, was thinking a falcon, guess not.
It does have a taste for meat.
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 10:54:51 GMT -5
Here's a pic of a Georgia female downy woodpecker on a pecan limb that I found on a taxidermy forum (of all places, lol).  In Denise's photo, the bird has its wings crossed over. ?? |
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Post by bsky4463 on May 11, 2015 10:55:20 GMT -5
Downy and Hairy woodpeckers are very similar, with the Hairy being slightly larger and with a slightly longer beak. In both species the female lacks the red patch on the head. Details of plumage will vary regionally and with maturity... If I had to guess I would ID as a Hairy or Downy, and lean more towards the Hairy due to the beak length...
Cheers
Edit - Also, suet is a great attractor for the woodpecker family, including the flickers....
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 10:56:11 GMT -5
I don't think the female woodpeckers have red on their heads. Not sure about the pilated.
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2015 10:57:24 GMT -5
It says it is likely a downy if it comes to feeder(less shy). Hairy woodpecker is similar. Female downy stays low in trees, male stays high. downy:  |
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 10:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2015 10:59:36 GMT -5
gingerkid-crossed over wings perhaps from holding itself vertical ??
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Post by jamesp on May 11, 2015 11:03:01 GMT -5
Hairy with the longer beak Andy  |
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Post by orrum on May 11, 2015 12:45:27 GMT -5
Me don't know.... Wonder if they taste good fried? My grandfather told me that during the depression everything was eligible for the dinner table. He and his little buddies hunted hard with their slingshots. He said Robins and those big woodpeckers were good. I think the English list Robins as a gamebird. My hillbilly ancestors ate the Appalachian Mtns empty during the Great Depression! Seriously, I think the depression ended right after I graduated from college in 1982. Atlas there were a lot of new cars, trucks and fancy houses suddenly started showing up amongst all this hillside hillbilly shacks Err mansions! Hey they were paid for and dry and warm in the winter!!!
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Post by Pat on May 11, 2015 14:30:00 GMT -5
That's a pretty cute bird!
In defense of squirrel "thieves", I must add that they get hungry, too. Yesterday I had a mature squirrel sleeping in my lap. He "purred" for quite a while. Fur is rougher than a cat's fur. They are pretty cute except when wasting our fruit trees.
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 15:03:34 GMT -5
jamesp, I think it's the Hairy feller that bsky4463 because of the beak. Mrs. Pat, that's cute that the squirrels will sit in your lap. They cut the apples in our apple tree every year, and raid the bird feeder. We trained our dogs to chase the squirrels when they climb onto the feeder. But I think the squirrels are smarter than our dogs. The squirrels jump out of the feeder when we say, "squirrel," lol.
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Post by Pat on May 11, 2015 15:10:22 GMT -5
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Post by gingerkid on May 11, 2015 15:12:54 GMT -5
Aww, they are adorable, Mrs. Pat!! Thank you for sharing your pics!  Are they still pals? |
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Post by Pat on May 11, 2015 15:17:35 GMT -5
Annabelle is our cat. Sprinkles belongs to a daughter. Sprinkles no longer visits. Annabelle would pounce on anything that moved quickly, but at several days old, the squirrel didn't move much. Slept most of the time. Since then, Sprinkles has had a stroke, but is doing very well. Blind, but can hear.
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Are they still pals?
