F/9.0, 1/1250, ISO 400.
Downy Woodpecker
Teacher: Bob please point to America on the map.
Bob: This is it.
Teacher: Well done. Now class, who found America?
Class: Bob did.
Interesting Fact: Woodpeckers don’t sing songs, but they drum loudly against pieces of wood or metal to achieve the same effect. People sometimes think this drumming is part of the birds’ feeding habits, but it isn’t. In fact, feeding birds make surprisingly little noise even when they’re digging vigorously into wood. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/downy_woodpecker/lifehistory )
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I have just been schooled. I thought they were digging at food. Thanks. . .
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I never realized that the loud pecking sounds were not feeding, but their “calls”. Thanks.
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Morse code for birds. I loved this post and the sounds of the woodpecker.
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I too didn’t know that about woodpeckers. Thanks.
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Great photo! Woodpeckers are cool.
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I didn’t know that and was just reading through your pictures and jokes – very cute site. I often hear the downy woodpeckers in my morning walks, never can get a picture of them, but I sure know they are there! 🙂
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