Posts Tagged ‘Downey Woodpecker’
Male Downey Woodpecker in backyard this afternoon
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 3/5/15, Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Downey Woodpecker, pathenon on March 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday 12/7/14 we had a partly sunny day
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Downey Woodpecker, hawk, parthenon, tTrtles on the Little Buffalo River, tufted titmouse, White Breasted Nuthatch on December 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I got out and got a few photos (750) of come fairly common winter birds in my yard.
Juvenile Hairy Woodpecker
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Downey Woodpecker, Fire ban due to drought, fire bans, Hairy Woodpecker, parthenon, precipitation, rain, woodpecker on July 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A little wet from spashing in a man-made puddle, this Hairy Woodpecker (probably 8 weeks old or less) has spent lots of time trying to cool off in the water. We really need rain badly. It is in the forecast for tonight (about a 50-50) chance but not much in the way of precipitation is forecast.
I heard yesterday that Fire Bans are planned for later this week, and for good reason.
This Hairy Woodpecker is much larger than the more commonly seen Downey Woodpecker but looks much the same in all ways,
except the longer bill:
