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May 25, 2022 08:26:14   #
Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas
 
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker ferrying food to their young. I supply peanut suet all year and oranges while they are feeding their young. Interestingly, the woodpeckers visit the feeders frequently while feeding their young, and the rest of the year they only visit the feeders occasionally. When their fledglings leave the nest and discover the suet feeder, the male will limit their access to suet by running them off, so that the fledglings learn to fend for themselves.

Also, the woodpeckers are accustomed to seeing me near the feeders and pay little attention to me, but when I approached the nest, they were more than a bit concerned, so I did not hang around to take many pictures. The last image is a single frame extracted from a video. I thought it was interesting, although it is not something I would want to hang on a wall. I hope you enjoy the photos and thanks for viewing.


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May 25, 2022 08:40:36   #
prcb1949 Loc: Ex Zimbabwe - Now UK
 
Dan Thornton wrote:
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker ferrying food to their young. I supply peanut suet all year and oranges while they are feeding their young. Interestingly, the woodpeckers visit the feeders frequently while feeding their young, and the rest of the year they only visit the feeders occasionally. When their fledglings leave the nest and discover the suet feeder, the male will limit their access to suet by running them off, so that the fledglings learn to fend for themselves.

Also, the woodpeckers are accustomed to seeing me near the feeders and pay little attention to me, but when I approached the nest, they were more than a bit concerned, so I did not hang around to take many pictures. The last image is a single frame extracted from a video. I thought it was interesting, although it is not something I would want to hang on a wall. I hope you enjoy the photos and thanks for viewing.
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker f... (show quote)


Great shots!!

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May 25, 2022 09:14:13   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Great series

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May 25, 2022 09:29:41   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
Dan Thornton wrote:
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker ferrying food to their young. I supply peanut suet all year and oranges while they are feeding their young. Interestingly, the woodpeckers visit the feeders frequently while feeding their young, and the rest of the year they only visit the feeders occasionally. When their fledglings leave the nest and discover the suet feeder, the male will limit their access to suet by running them off, so that the fledglings learn to fend for themselves.

Also, the woodpeckers are accustomed to seeing me near the feeders and pay little attention to me, but when I approached the nest, they were more than a bit concerned, so I did not hang around to take many pictures. The last image is a single frame extracted from a video. I thought it was interesting, although it is not something I would want to hang on a wall. I hope you enjoy the photos and thanks for viewing.
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker f... (show quote)


Awesome set of shots

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May 25, 2022 10:50:24   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
A really nice set.

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May 25, 2022 14:13:08   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Excellent work, Dan, as usual!

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May 25, 2022 16:02:35   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Excellent set Dan.

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May 26, 2022 05:30:47   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Dan Thornton wrote:
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker ferrying food to their young. I supply peanut suet all year and oranges while they are feeding their young. Interestingly, the woodpeckers visit the feeders frequently while feeding their young, and the rest of the year they only visit the feeders occasionally. When their fledglings leave the nest and discover the suet feeder, the male will limit their access to suet by running them off, so that the fledglings learn to fend for themselves.

Also, the woodpeckers are accustomed to seeing me near the feeders and pay little attention to me, but when I approached the nest, they were more than a bit concerned, so I did not hang around to take many pictures. The last image is a single frame extracted from a video. I thought it was interesting, although it is not something I would want to hang on a wall. I hope you enjoy the photos and thanks for viewing.
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker f... (show quote)


Nice shots Dan

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May 26, 2022 07:06:38   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Good ones!

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May 26, 2022 09:45:12   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Very nice, Dan!!

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May 26, 2022 10:10:43   #
Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan
 
Wow. Never seen one of these. Last one is cool too.

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May 26, 2022 10:14:58   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
Great series

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May 26, 2022 10:56:15   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
Dan Thornton wrote:
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker ferrying food to their young. I supply peanut suet all year and oranges while they are feeding their young. Interestingly, the woodpeckers visit the feeders frequently while feeding their young, and the rest of the year they only visit the feeders occasionally. When their fledglings leave the nest and discover the suet feeder, the male will limit their access to suet by running them off, so that the fledglings learn to fend for themselves.

Also, the woodpeckers are accustomed to seeing me near the feeders and pay little attention to me, but when I approached the nest, they were more than a bit concerned, so I did not hang around to take many pictures. The last image is a single frame extracted from a video. I thought it was interesting, although it is not something I would want to hang on a wall. I hope you enjoy the photos and thanks for viewing.
The photos are of the male and female woodpecker f... (show quote)


Great set of images!!!

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May 26, 2022 11:44:28   #
Jwshelton Loc: Denver,CO
 
Thanks for sharing a great set of images!

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May 26, 2022 12:13:20   #
Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas
 
Fotoartist wrote:
Wow. Never seen one of these. Last one is cool too.


I thought surely someone would like the last one, thanks.

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