Trying to Lure me from the Nesting Site

: Trying to Lure me from the Nesting Site; While the Red-bellied woodpeckers were preparing their nesting site, I could hear them tapping away. When I returned the next day, to sit quietly and watch, they decided to try to distract me and one flew off while this one remained quietly perched on a nearby tree - soundless, until I went back inside my RV!; Created by: Travlynwomyn.; Tools Used: Konica Minolta DiMage A2 and DIS 10 pro; Created on: April, 2006; Image Views: 110; Average Views per Day: 0.1; Image Number: 23680

Comments:

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Warrenton, Virginia for a week on Apr 16, 2006 at 12:03 PM said:

Thank you all. This one was in Miami the day before we left for a huge RV rally in Daytona last weekend. I saw a pair of Downy woodpeckers just before we left Ft Myers - I never knew they ranged so far south as I'm more familiar with them in Southwest Michigan.

I did have to tweak this a bit to get the color as the tree faced the morning sun - that's why the leaves are so bright. I'm not sure that the woodpecker wasn't trying to be incognito as it never made a sound while it perched there!

km from TX on Apr 16, 2006 at 4:24 AM said:

Beautiful close up. Nice leaf color off to the side to add depth.

Talsi from Western North Carolina USA on Apr 15, 2006 at 10:09 PM said:

Good capture of the woodpecker.

Shutterbug from Maine on Apr 15, 2006 at 8:09 PM said:

Great photo of the Woodpecker.

Carol

Whittler from Maine on Apr 15, 2006 at 8:01 PM said:

Great shot,I haven't seen those around here yet.All I have seen so far,is the Downy .

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Warrenton, Virginia, for a week on Apr 15, 2006 at 7:18 PM said:

Thank you, Alandra - he's definitely a Red-bellied - we had them in Michigan too, as well as the Red-headed variety. Your Northern Flicker is quite different in its markings, but I would sure like to see a pair!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 15, 2006 at 6:44 PM said:

beautiful bird, Vicki. Looks very much like our Northern Flickers, which used to be called Red Shafted Flickers. But I believe they are more grey around the neck area than these.

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