Yes. We had a woodpecker that used to hit the side of our house, and they can be really annoying. I mean REHEHEHEEEEAAALY annoying! I'm pretty sure that's where the "pecker" part of their name comes from.
I'm not a bird person per se, but I learned about the Northern Flicker because it was in my yard. I was trying to figure out which bird left behind fluorescent orange feathers and why I could always hear a hawk, but not see it. The Flicker was responsible for both. They sound like hawks. They're also bigger than I thought woodpeckers are.
That may be the actual explanation, but I prefer the speculative "senile grandparent woodpecker" explanation.
ReplyDeleteYes. We had a woodpecker that used to hit the side of our house, and they can be really annoying. I mean REHEHEHEEEEAAALY annoying! I'm pretty sure that's where the "pecker" part of their name comes from.
ReplyDeleteWas it a big brown woodpeker or a little one with a redhead?
ReplyDeleteI had the big brown ones in my old backyard, the redheads in the new yard.
Robert
Robert: It was a big fat brown one, from what I could see. I've seen redheads in our neighborhood too. The Irish are everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a bird person per se, but I learned about the Northern Flicker because it was in my yard. I was trying to figure out which bird left behind fluorescent orange feathers and why I could always hear a hawk, but not see it. The Flicker was responsible for both. They sound like hawks. They're also bigger than I thought woodpeckers are.
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Nice plumage, but yuck on the dead part.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting to be more of a bird watcher - living in the midwest got me interested. Lots of variety out there in the swampy grasslands.