spotted a female and male wodpecker in the garden any one seen one?

Question

beautiful woodpeckers came into the garden this morning.
they have been in before after our feeders but on this occasion we were able to see them in great detail. where do they nest and around what time of the year.

Answer 1

Yes! I have! I just caught a pic of a piliated woodpecker in my backyard pecking away at a tree stump to get at some beetles inside of it. I was so surprised at how big he was. He was about a foot high! I went up to the house to get the cam. Beautiful!

Answer 2

We saw a young woodpecker at the lake a couple of weeks ago. It fell into the lake as soon as it left the tree. The poor thing managed to swim to the shore. My husband helped it onto a rock so it could dry out. We finished our walk and came back to check on it. The poor bird had been eaten by ravens. We felt so horrible. But there was nothing more we could have done. It's just not safe to pick up a wild bird, especially one with a pointy beak.

Answer 3

Aren't they neat birds??? :-)



Most woodpeckers make an opening in a dead tree or post in which to build their nests. They'll also work on any kind of wood (including the siding on a house!) in search of bugs to eat. If you'd like to attract them, I suggest putting suet into the type of feeder that allows them to use their tails to brace themselves (see the link below). They aren't generally interested in seed, but they do need water, so keeping water out may attract them as well.

Answer 4

Woodpeckers excavate cavities in trees and line them with vegetation, feathers, animal fur and other soft things to make a comfortable nest for their young.



Depending on where you live they can be quite common or extremely rare.



I see Downy Woodpeckers on a daily basis around where I work and live.

Answer 5

I could not enlarge your picture, but it sounds like a bird that visits our feeders from time to time. I am guessing that it is a Downey woodpecker, which is small, the male is black and white with speckles in the white and a red patch on his head. I assume they nest in hollows of trees. We have seen them more often in winter and early spring here in Western Virginia.

Answer 6

my partner take the dog two ice a day in a field and for a while now he has found a nest with little woodpecker that scream a lot and call the parent for food!! he is always very excited when he comes home and apparently he establish some sort of communication with them by making some noises, they don't seem bothered by the dog barking!! i still have to check them out! i think is very sweet, well i hope he won't came home telling me he communicate with...rabbit as well!!!

Just joking(kind of)



ciao

Answer 7

We have many varieties of woodpeckers on our property.



The Hairy Woodpecker & the Downy Woodpecker are similar in size and looks. They have the vertical white stripes on their back. They nest in tree holes.



The Pileated Woodpecker is the big guy with the red Mohawk. They nest in deeply dug holes, usually in dead trees.



We also have the Northern Flicker, but I haven't seen as many of them as I used to.

Answer 8

I have 2 pair of Downy Woodpeckers, one pair of Hairy Woodpeckers and one pair of Red Bellied Woodpeckers that nest in the vicinity of my yard here in central Minnesota. They are cavity nesters, setting up housekeeping in holes in trees, or in made-man nesting boxes. All 4 pair are currently feeding nestlings and fledglings. The Downy fledglings are starting to peck at the food themselves now.



During nesting season, and especially fledgling season, the adult woodpeckers in my yard really go after the suet logs. They also take grapes and peanuts. If you offer them these types of foods at feeding stations around your yard, they will probably become regular visitors. But watch what you wish for - the male Red-bellied wakes my husband and me up each morning drumming on the wood over our French Doors, to let us know it is time to refill the suet logs!

Answer 9

I live in Indiana and I have 4 different kinds of wood peckers near my cottage....they range from small to very large....they have already nested here and the young have already left the nest....but they do nest in holes and crooks of trees, sides of homes and barns.....I did have the pleasure of actually seeing and took pictures of a Pileated Wood Pecker..the largest of them...he was huge...19"/21" tall and very beautiful....

Answer 10

Hi do you live in the uk if so they are properly great spotted woodpeckers,click link to see photos of birds in my garden i live in essex,the other link is rspb page on great spotted woodpeckers.

http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/edd3290/?action=view¤t=IMG_3317.jpg

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greatspottedwoodpecker/index.asp

Answer 11

I've also seen a couple of woodpeckers.However I didn't see their nest.Usually it is a hole on a tree.

Answer 12

you will be very fortunate to find one nesting