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Birders

Probatim

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1. Very nice photo. I watch them and their relatives feed daily on my suet feeder.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2022, 11:26 PM

Dec 2022

Downy and Hairy woodpeckers compete with the Red-bellied woodpeckers, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, and wrens (and squirrels).

The hook for the suet feeder is mounted to the deck. When I'm working at the dining room table, which is most days, I can feel them pecking at the suet through the floor joists. I usually lean out over the laptop to see which one has come in for a snack. I'm never disappointed by their presence; however, I think I like the Hairy a little bit better.

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Very nice photo. I watch them and their relatives feed daily on my suet feeder. Probatim Dec 2022 #1

Thanks! Nothing is safe from the squirrels! They would pry open the cage and Mousetoescamper Dec 2022 #2

Exactly. I don't have a feeder (the neighbor feeds the birds massively) and I catch them in branches usonian Dec 2022 #3