One does not have to walk far into the woods here to tell we have many woodpeckers. There are holes in a lot of trees. Many times they are just searching for bugs under the bark to eat. Sometimes it is to build a home. This woodpecker I saw near the Hudson River on one of my walks this week. A pair were flying tree to tree together and had a unique call. This woodpecker is the northern flicker.
You can listen to the call I heard here:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/overview#
I am hoping this year to find some babies peaking out of a hole. I am sure they are born already. I have seen some adults bringing back food to tree holes, but no heads peaking out. I think by the time they do that the leaves are fully on the trees blocking our view. One can only hope I will some day get lucky. Have a great weekend! Go slow enjoy your holiday!
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Thanks for sharing the recording. We have different woodpeckers here. They are fun to watch and very loud! They love to eat from our hummingbird feeder! Beautiful photo above!
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Some of ours are loud in their calls and loud at their pecking. It sounds like some are jackhammering the trees.
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Fabulous capture!
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Thanks! They were flying all around me.
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Must check my glasses, Iām seeing spots! šš¤š¤«
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Yes indeed. It has spots. You are not seeing things.
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What a super shot of a beautiful bird. I also enjoyed hearing its call. Have a nice weekend, Sharon.
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Thanks! You folks too! Enjoy!
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Great post, I had no idea of how lovely woodpeckers can be, nice to hear their calls too.
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that is. a neat looking bird!
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Lovely bird š
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Superb recording! Great shared! šš
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That’s a unique looking bird.
Gwen.
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Definitely!
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Great shot, thanks for the share.
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