“Hey Bob, come look at all of these people down here staring at me.” says the redheaded woodpecker.
“Why are they all standing around on our dirt road? There shouldn’t be anything here but us and the cows.”
“Maybe there’s something in this hole that’s caught their attention.”
“They’re looking at you two, silly.” says the kestrel that was watching us from another pole.
“I thought they were looking for me.” says the bobwhite from behind the fence.
I went up to Hernando county, north of Tampa, to find the swallow tail kites. I also found a few other cool things. I finally got a decent sighting of a redheaded woodpecker in Florida. I saw one from far away in St. Petersburg earlier this spring. I’ve seen them several times in Atlanta. There were two on the dirt road hanging out on a utility pole. I heard they had nested earlier in the spring in another pole but we did not see any juveniles anywhere around. Several people were standing around watching the woodpeckers when we all noticed the kestrel watching us. Most of the kestrels on the wires were pretty skittish. They would take off flying if you stopped the car but this one just sat there for a few minutes watching.
I finally saw my first bobwhite in the wild. I’ve heard them several times at Circle B Bar Reserve calling but could never find them. This one was sitting back on an inside fence. I took the above shot from the car. I was afraid if I got out he would take off.
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Your woodpeckers are so stunning to see.
Beautiful images… all of them
Wonderful images, beautiful colour of all the birds, just exquisite, and I love the dialogue, haha, too cute! Splendid! Exquisite entry!
Great close ups!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Amazing Woodpecker shots.
Those redheads are beautiful. Congratulations on finding the bobwhite!
Amazing! So many elusive birds you photographed. And did an awesome job, I might add!
Beautiful redhead woodies, love your photos! Great sighting of the Bobwhite.
Very cool. I don’t live very far from Hernando County. I love those red heads!!!
Fabulous bird captures — we have many redheaded woodpeckers around the farm this year and I’m always stunned at their beauty. Thank you so much for sharing at Your Sunday Best this week.
Those photos of the woodpeckers are fabulous. Also love the commentary.
Hi there – these are really good pictures – I love the woodpeckers (but I’ve said that before!)
This would be a great post for Wild Bird Wednesday.
Cheers – SM
Absolutely EXCELLENT….with all the photos!!! I especially like the krestel…its eye…whoa, that look’ll stop you in a heartbeat!!! PS…did any of Isaac cause you any havoc?
Fantastic photos all of them! Great job!
Greetings from Pia in Sweden
fantastic photos and my favourites, the woodpeckers
The Kestrel and Bobwhite photos are magnificent! Love those! The red heads are one of my favorite woodpeckers, but I rarely see them here.
What a great opportunity with the Bobwhite! They never pose for me at Circle B, either.
Beautiful photos of the red head.
Wonderful seeing the redheaded woodys! Love these guys!