...a sleepy-eyed baby Downy Woodpecker rests on a dead willow branch to watch what was going on around her (later during the summer, the entire dead section of the tree, including this branch, came tumbling down. During the winter our Cooper's Hawk and our Red-shouldered Hawk perch in the dead tree, giving us fantastic views of them, but no more. We already miss the dead part of our half-dead Weeping Willow tree).
...she decided to soak up a few rays of sunshine and remained in this splayed-wing posture for a minute or so!
...a juvenile male Downy Woodpecker stakes out his peanut claim!
Female baby Downy Woodpecker
Male baby Downy Woodpecker
they sure are cuties! :) sorry about that tree, though! i hate losing a great perch!
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ReplyDeleteGreat photos I have never seen young woodpeckers it was a real treat.
Regards
Guy
They are such cute little critters. Nice photos as always!
ReplyDelete:) bought a smile on; how totally adorable; great photos.
ReplyDeleteI have just joined as a follower and will add you to blogs I like. Woodpeckers are quite hard to see here and these pics of the babies are really special. :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful photos. I love the Downy's, especially the young - so cute
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Sweet babies!! But how disappointing about the tree. Love your photos! ~karen
ReplyDeleteThese babies are adorable. Hope you don't lose all your perches for your feathered visitors!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics, a real privilege to be able to watch them develop I'm sure :-)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning sequence!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteThese little guys are beautiful. Great pictures, thaks for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots Kelly.
ReplyDeleteHope they continue to visit.
It sounds like you have a forest in your backyard Kelly. These guys are so cute. Carol
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly...I love the woodpecker family!!
ReplyDeleteThese are great shots of the Downy!!
Grace
Cool photos love those woodpeckers...Im painting some right now in fact (on wood )
ReplyDelete...thanks, everyone for the kind words! These two young Downies were adorable. I especially loved it when they showed up outside my kitchen window, pecking away at the peanut dispenser.
ReplyDeleteWe had two young ones that visited the feeders together here also, Kelly. Hope to see them closer up on the back porch, where we feed them in the winter.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm a tad bit late commenting on these wonderful juvie Downy pics and your post. Oh how I hate to lose the special tree limbs that many birds seem to use often. I keep them propped up in one of the obscure corners of my backyard. Since the wood is rotted, woodpeckers,as well as some other birds, use them to hollow out perfect cavity,nesting spots for themselves. Limbs with lichen growing on them are even better. Lichen is a great material for hummingbirds, which is used to make their specially designed nests. Perhaps I'm a bit odd, but I love the look and especially the color of lichen. It always helps me to have a few pieces around to study, so that I can recreate the texture and hues to aid in my watercolor paintings. Aside from the benefits of my paintings, I'd always rather capture an image of a bird perched on a branch than on my bird feeders when out with my camera. I can't tell you how much I enjoy all aspects of your blog, especially the watercolors. Thanks you for all the inspiration! Mary
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