red-bellied woodpeckers

I'm not sure if they were in a mating ritual or just feeding together. The male is on the bottom left with the complete red hood. Oh, this is a palm tree.

Well Peeps, We got back to my son's house here in Fuquay-Varina late last night, after our long weekend in Nashville. We had a great time, some good food, a lot of beers, and we also hooked up with a musician friend who we met there 6 years ago. Now we have just another week of our holiday left...

Dad finding bugs for Jr.

A short while ago I spent a great morning photographing colorful and beautiful birds at a local bird feeding station. A comfortable bench to sit on. Sunny skies and pretty birds. What a morning.

It's been pretty busy around here with all the fledglings running about. Parents look pretty worn out too.

I've had a couple of Redbellied Woodpeckers coming to the suet feeder for several months now. A couple of days ago, they showed up with two fledglings and were pecking off pieces of the suet and then feeding the fledglings. I was able to get this photo of one of the parents feeding suet to one...

This is one of my favorite birds. I liked the way you can see his grip on the old pole. He is moving in the direction he is looking.