In The Morning Light is a photograph by Chad Meyer which was uploaded on December 5th, 2021.
In The Morning Light
While out birding this morning. I noticed this downy woodpecker working near the bottom of a tree. I took several pictures and I like this one the... more
by Chad Meyer
Title
In The Morning Light
Artist
Chad Meyer
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
While out birding this morning. I noticed this downy woodpecker working near the bottom of a tree. I took several pictures and I like this one the best where it looks up in the morning light.
The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely outsizing them. An often acrobatic forager, this black-and-white woodpecker is at home on tiny branches or balancing on slender plant galls, sycamore seed balls, and suet feeders. Downies and their larger lookalike, the Hairy Woodpecker, are one of the first identification challenges that beginning bird watchers master
Look for Downy Woodpeckers in woodlots, residential areas, and city parks. Be sure to listen for the characteristic high-pitched pik note and the descending whinny call. In flight, look for a small black and white bird with an undulating flight path. During winter, check mixed-species flocks and don’t overlook Downy Woodpeckers among the nuthatches and chickadees – Downy Woodpeckers aren’t much larger than White-breasted Nuthatches.
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December 5th, 2021
