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In reply to the discussion: He was in a tree by the highway in IA this morning looking for his breakfast in spitting snowfall [View all]diverdownjt
(702 posts)40. Just alittle water will do too....
Every year we have adult woodpeckers,camp robbers,stellar jays, bringing their babies to the
watering hole(bird bath). You can see the pecking order as they all line up according to size
and species. The woodpeckers are kings then the stellar jays, on down to the little guys
whom I'm not that familiar with. They wait their turn mostly until the big guys show up
and then all bets are off. When they are gone everyone resumes the the passion play as before. I'll try and get some photo's to show you the big drama...
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He was in a tree by the highway in IA this morning looking for his breakfast in spitting snowfall [View all]
Omaha Steve
Mar 2016
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This post was alerted on and it made me realize that this wasn't the place for my comment.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#3
Hawks are the Messengers. I'm hoping he's bringing you a good message.
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#17
We've got one that nests at our local (smallish) aiport, in the vines above an entryway...
Hekate
Mar 2016
#20
We've had a family which keeps nesting in the same dead tree across the arroyo. They stalk our
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#25
Thanks for the pics and stories. I love the idea of using a baby monitor to listen in!
Hekate
Mar 2016
#21
Please feed Trump to the squirrels, and Cruz & Kasich & Palin & . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2016
#26