trained birds

I have very busy birds around here. In the morning, one very bossy woodpecker who thinks he owns the yard, comes to eat . He has a wife and a couple little “Woodys” up in the hole. The babies are demanding a lot of attention lately.

The woodpecker is the first at the stump in the morning when I put birdseed and old bread out. He doesn’t fool around, he doesn’t mind my close ups anymore, even poses for the camera.  The female comes after he gets his bites first.  Last year they nested in one of the bird boxes, this year they have moved to one of the dead trees still standing.  They seem quite ambitious and move from hole to hole each time they lay eggs.  The babies are now loud and hungry and demanding. Their little heads are out peeping loudly for more food.

At one point they lived in another lower hole, now they have “moved on up” to the second from the top. Next year it might be the top.
The crow loves to harass the woodpecker, the mockingbirds and blue jays then harass the crows, it’s a vicious cycle all day long. When the other birds are chasing each, that’s when the doves and squirrels sneak in.

It’s great seeing these birds perpetuate their generations inside my dead trees. They bring a three ring circus each day for my amusement, I train them well, don’t I…