Saturday, November 16, 2019

Hungry Hairy

This hungry Hairy Woodpecker is one of only a few birds I have seen at the bird feeders lately at the Veterans Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. I'm hoping they have disappeared because of the Peregrine Falcon who took up residence in the area and not because of population decline!  
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14 comments:

  1. eileeninmdNovember 16, 2019 at 9:59 AM

    Hello,

    Great capture of the Hairy Woodpecker. I hope it is safe from the Falcon. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.

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  2. AndyNovember 16, 2019 at 10:10 AM

    Same disappearing act happen at my bird feeder. Give them a few days... the snow covered ground, their normal source of food, will force them to return.

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  3. s.cNovember 16, 2019 at 10:20 AM

    What a lovely creature. Hope the disappearing act is indeed temporally.

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  4. SharonNovember 16, 2019 at 10:37 AM

    Wonderful photo! We have lots of woodpeckers close to where I live. I hear them all the time. Hopefully the birds are being cautious while there is a predator about.

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  5. Anne Hagman-NiilolaNovember 16, 2019 at 11:33 AM

    Awesome bird!

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  6. ~Lavender Dreamer~November 16, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    He's a beauty! Hopefully more will come there to eat!

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  7. BillNovember 16, 2019 at 3:51 PM

    A wonderful wee creature.

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  8. David M. Gascoigne,November 16, 2019 at 3:57 PM

    It is always good to see a Hairy Woodpecker. I suspect that it is not a regular prey species for a Peregrine Falcon and once the sustained cold of winter sets in it may be a more regular patron at the feeders. We have one that comes to our backyard sporadically, whereas two or the Downy Woodpeckers are there every day.

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  9. TomNovember 16, 2019 at 4:49 PM

    ...perhaps the eats are better down the block.

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 17, 2019 at 9:10 AM

    He's beautiful Pat. It's certainly a tough world out there for birds and wild animals.

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  11. LoisNovember 17, 2019 at 2:26 PM

    What a wonderful shot. I hope it comes back.

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  12. William KendallNovember 17, 2019 at 2:49 PM

    A beautiful bird.

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  13. JackNovember 17, 2019 at 4:15 PM

    This is not the kind of woodpecker I see, either in New England or Florida.

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  14. Jenn JilksNovember 18, 2019 at 7:49 AM

    Our woodpeckers have been busy! So cold.

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