Last week I came across a new area where Redheaded Woodpeckers were foraging and nesting. There were hundreds of debarked trees; old elms, sycamores, cottonwoods, hackberries, persimmons, and oaks. I noticed one redheaded woodpecker and then a dozen more sharing the same area. One pair was nesting only 4-5 feet above ground; the rest 20-35 feet up. That was the lowest RH Woodpecker nesting I have ever seen. It was dark and raining so I could not use a good setting to “stop” action, so a may photos are not clear or just OOF. Not happy with the photos. There are a lot of photos; no sun until late afternoon:
Posts Tagged ‘Redheaded woodpecker’
I found a new Redheaded Woodpecker forage and nesting area
Posted in Wild Birds, wildbirds, tagged araknsas, area, Boston Mountains, creek bottomland, forage, nesting, red headed, Redheaded woodpecker, woodpecker on June 5, 2015| 1 Comment »
Red Winged Blackbirds on Just opened Monarda or wild Bee Balm
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Blackbirds, cedar waxwing, Jasper, red winged blackbirds, Redheaded woodpecker, winged on May 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
WOW ! What a contrast in color ! Click to Enlarge photos. Their are about 100 of them and they are really LOUD!:
A surprise at the Mulberry Tree
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, eating berries, headed woodpecker, mulberry tree Boston Mountains, red, Redheaded woodpecker, woodpecker on May 19, 2015| 1 Comment »
A Red Headed Woodpecker picking up Acorns
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, near Parthenon, pick up. acorns, red headed woodpecker, redheaded, Redheaded woodpecker on January 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Saw this many times yesterday in the backyard and got a few long distance photos, that I cropped. I doesn’t take long to remember how beautiful RHW’s are:
He/she finally landed in a tree on a dead branch:
Redheaded woodpecker creating a nesting hole
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, making nesting hole, May 2014, parthenon, Redheaded woodpecker on May 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
This redheaded woodpecker was pounding and scooping out a hole for nesting. He worked on this project for hours while I watched and photographed the event (229 photos total). I used a Canon 50D with a EF400L f/5.6 Lens.
Redheaded woodpecker – getting hard to find
Posted in mountains, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Little Buffalo River, NEAR-THREATENED, Redheaded woodpecker, redheaded woodpeckers, threatened on October 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Got about 100 photos yesterday in a location along the Little Buffalo River. They are a NEAR-THREATENED species with numbers declining every year due to loss of habitat. Redheaded Woodpeckers live in pine savannahs and other open forests with clear understories. Open pine plantations, treerows in agricultural areas, and standing timber in beaver swamps and other wetlands all attract Red-headed Woodpeckers.
Redheaded Woodpeckers very close to fledging 3-4
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, babies, boston, dad, fledge, mom, Mountains, murray valley, nest, nestling, Redheaded woodpecker on June 23, 2013| 3 Comments »
Thinking that they would fledge 3-4 yesterday 6/22, I spend several hours closely watching the nesting hole; it did not happen. I went back today, more feeding, and slightly bolder chicks. I did, however, get lots of action shots of the pair’s final days for feeding the nestlings in their nesting hole:
Redheaded Woodpeckers in Murray still feeding hatchlings
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, County, hatchlings, little buffalo, Mountains, murray, murray arkansas, Newton, Redheaded woodpecker, redheaded woodpeckers, woodpecker on May 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
As of yesterday there were no fleglings in the redheaded woodpecker trees I follow along the Little Buffalo in Murray, Arkansas. The two adults are still actively feeding the hatchlings; best I can tell is that there are 4 in this nest:
Up at dawn on a stormy morning
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged ar, breeding, maring, murray, nature, nesting, parthenon, Redheaded woodpecker, valley on April 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A continuing series on a pair of red headed woodpeckers on the north side of the Little Buffalo River in Murray Valley near Parthenon, AR.:
Working together yesterday
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged animals, Arkansas, buffalo, food, Little, mating, nature, nesting, Redheaded woodpecker, redheaded woodpeckers, river, woodpeckers on April 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The redheaded woodpeckers must be getting ready to mate and lay eggs real soon – perhaos later this week. This pair began working together on Monday 4/1/13; eating wasps and carrying nesting material and stuffing this hole: