Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Downy Woodpecker
This handsome bird dropped by my backyard this week for some suet and was kind enough to stay till I could grab my camera.
(I’d just moved the suet to a new location which I hope will thwart the squirrels from eating it all too quickly. I left some for them in the old location for now.)
Not the clearest of pictures as it was getting dark, and I snapped them in a hurry before he flew away.
The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America; the male is most handsome with the bright red patch on the back of his head. They feed primarily on insects, but supplement thier diet with seeds and berries, and suet when available.
~ Susanne
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 
Lovely to see that, Susanne. We don’t have those here.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I was so happy to have him drop by. 😊
Great photos. I love woodpeckers.
Thank you! I was so happy to have this little cutie stop by!
Lovely photos, Susanne! This has me wondering if birds down here in the desert would eat suet.
Hmm. Good question. I’m not sure if suet would work there, but maybe in winter when it’s not so hot? Check in with your local nature/bird store to see if birds there would eat it.
Good advice, thank you, Susanne. 😊
Very nice photos!!
Thank you!
I do like woodpeckers. There’s something special about a bird that spends its days banging its beak into a tree!
Me too! They’re so industrious!
So lucky to get the shots – beautiful!
Thanks, John! I was happy he stayed a while.
These pictures on the fly came out really good 😉. I think I’ve seen one of this burd earlier in October in my area, but it flew away before I could get my camera…
Thank you! I love birdwatching!