nuttall's woodpecker

Hard at work pecking away! First picture posted yesterday I thought he was a Downy, then others suggested he was a Hairy but after doing some more research about my area I know now it is a Nuttall's. :)

Nesting Nuttall's Woodpecker checking out the scene.

The only difference from the juvenile male to that of the adult male is the position of the red in the head. In this image the red is positioned near the forehead. In the adult male the red is positioned near the back of the head, in what would be called the occipital region. This bird is one of...

I've had a male and female here for several weeks now. They're enjoying the white berries on the poison oak vines.

I've got this little guy figured out well. He loves grabbing a sunflower seed from a feeder and then flying to a nearby tree so the local hawks can't see him. Now, if only I could teach all the doves to do the same thing I might not be losing them every day.

I don't recall these woodys eating the red Toyon berries but they sure love the white berries on the poison oak vines.

This little guy was following the female as it ate the poison oak berries. Unfortunately he just grabbed a berry and took off in the female's direction.

The woodys are sure enjoying the berries on the poison ivy vines that grow through the toyon trees outside our fence. This female arrived first and the male arrived when she left. Those are waves on the lake in the background.

This female comes to our deck several times a day to load up on nuts.

The poison oak berries continue to be a favorite of these woodies.

This male and a female both came to visit the peanut log but he chased her away before I could catch them together. They're around all year and come up close when I have the peanuts or peanut butter log out on the deck.

This little male is one of three nuttall's born in the spring. He's got a brother and a sister that continue to come for their peanut butter/chopped peanuts several times a day. Normally as we get into the triple digits we take the log down but I haven't got the heart to stop feeding them so I...

A family of Nuttall's was all over this oak, but so quick and busy it was hard to capture them clear of the leaves.

Home again. Jet-lagged. Exhausted. Better get to bed. Will catch up with you later. No, I did not see my firsts again, but I suppose I can count them as seen: One juvenile male orchard oriole - unmistakable. Only bright yellow bird with squarish black patch on throat. And pretty sure also of the...

My days are filled watching at least three of these juveniles trying to figure out how to jump on the perches and stand up straight to get to the peanut butter. Then, once they could stand, they were afraid to get close to the peanut butter.

Finally the parents have brought a youngster up close! I've read that both male and female juvies have a little red on their heads so I can't tell which this little one is or if there's more than one right now. All I know is that this was love at first sight for me.

We still have a male and female coming for the peanut butter multiple times a day. Makes it nice that they land on this branch attached to our upper deck first then they fly to the pb log.

This little male was very upset with the tree swallows that were sitting higher in this branch attached to our deck. I guess he thought they might be too close to "his" peanut butter log.

We were surprised to find there was at least 2 pair here now which gives me a better chance at finding a juvie in the future. This male was enjoying the chopped peanuts on our deck.

The male and female continue to enjoy the peanut butter log throughout the day.