Update: The Red-Bellied Woodpecker pair has reclaimed their nest!
May 19, 2022 14:23:13 #
I don't know if it was a final battle royale or a strategic nocturnal retreat by the family of flying squirrels, but the Red-Bellied Woodpeckers have reclaimed their nest after a struggle that began back the middle of April.
Went out to check a couple of mornings ago and all of the squirrel nesting material was thrown out and on the ground at the base of the dead ash tree.
The woodpecker pair have been getting re-accustomed to each other the last couple of days, with a lot of calling and drumming going on, and lots of flights into and out of the nest.
From what I've read, the female lays her clutch one egg a day, and the pair only start to incubate them after all are laid.
Here is a celebratory moment from this morning:
RBWPs19May2022_081A by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Don't know where the flying squirrels went. I was torn; would have liked to document that family story, too.
Marshall
Went out to check a couple of mornings ago and all of the squirrel nesting material was thrown out and on the ground at the base of the dead ash tree.
The woodpecker pair have been getting re-accustomed to each other the last couple of days, with a lot of calling and drumming going on, and lots of flights into and out of the nest.
From what I've read, the female lays her clutch one egg a day, and the pair only start to incubate them after all are laid.
Here is a celebratory moment from this morning:
RBWPs19May2022_081A by Marshall Smith, on FlickrDon't know where the flying squirrels went. I was torn; would have liked to document that family story, too.
Marshall
May 19, 2022 14:46:37 #
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May 20, 2022 05:35:53 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
I don't know if it was a final battle royale or a ... (show quote)
Nice shot Marshall
May 20, 2022 05:52:36 #
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May 21, 2022 16:00:51 #
May 21, 2022 19:02:38 #
Thanks all!
Here is one from a couple of days ago:
RBWPsReclaimNest_17May2022 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Marshall
Here is one from a couple of days ago:
RBWPsReclaimNest_17May2022 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrMarshall
May 22, 2022 15:33:27 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
I don't know if it was a final battle royale or a ... (show quote)
Excellent, Marshall 🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
May 23, 2022 16:39:57 #
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