I've Only Just Begun: Woodpeckers 2009

I mentioned to Hugh that it's just that time of year when I like to take lots of pictures of woodpeckers, and he said, "When is it not that time of year?"


'Tis true, 'tis true.

More on the Ladder-backed Woodpecker

The Ladder-backed Woodpecker was hopping and pecking all over Woodie's tree the other day. Will Woodie know? Will he care?






Nice view of stance-bracing with tail feathers


Eyes closed, mid-peck


Above and below, the pretty pattern on the top of his head

An Alternate Woodpecker

This Ladder-backed Woodpecker was in the Staging Tree tonight. We have seen his kind before, though not for a very long time—a year and a half or so, perhaps?

Bedtime for Woodie

Bedtime for Woodie is around 5:15 this time of year. Tonight was slightly delayed because of my presence on the patio—here he is leaving the tree, instead of going in, because he saw me; I had to sit on the ground behind my chair before he would come back.

The Other Woodpecker

I saw this ladder-backed woodpecker last weekend. I couldn't get any closer than this; each time I tried, he'd fly to the next tree. I need a bird suit.