The babies started screaming as Mom crept closer to the hole.
Feeding was quick. The babies were screaming at her.
Mom squeezed her way in and was cleaning out the nest. She took off with something in her beak.
“Wait, come back. We’re still hungry.” There were 2 babies in the nest.
Twenty minutes later Dad comes to feed them (you can tell the males by the red stripe across the chin just under their beak. The females don’t have this stripe.).
These pileated woodpecker parents were busy with 2 little mouths to feed. The light was bad from the boardwalk so it was a challenge to get decent pictures. These were all taken with my 300mm lens and extremely cropped up. They are animated little birds, almost grown up.
Linking to Wednesday Around the World.
Oh they are so very beautiful and a narrative in themselves! We always hear the sound of a woodpecker in our property, but i cannot see it no matter how i tried. Besides, my lens will not be able to capture them. Thanks for these very informative posts.
Such a treat to enjoy your photos. I’m from New Zealand, no woodpeckers here!
Great find. Loved seeing this series of shots. I’m still trying to see this woodpecker in front of my camera.
Wonderful!
Have a great day!
So awesome! I was also lucky to spot a Woodpecker (Black-rumped Flameback) on my Sunday birding trip. You can find the pics here >> http://craniumbolts.blogspot.com/2018/07/jaipurdoddi-forest-visit.html
Wow… A fantastic Post for WATW.
Wow these are amazing and so cool!