F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 320.
Downy Woodpecker
Why did Adele cross the road?
To sing, “Hello from the other side!”
peck away
Peck Away!
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 400.
Downy Woodpecker
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath.
Interesting Fact: An active woodpecker that moves quickly over tree trunks, branches, and stems of grasses and wildflowers, characteristically leaning against its stiffened tail feathers for support. Downy Woodpeckers move horizontally and downwards on trees much more readily than most other woodpeckers. ( Downy Woodpecker Life History, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology )
This Tree Taste Really Weird To Me?!
F/6.3, 1/160, ISO 320.
Pileated Woodpecker
Why did the belt go to jail?
Because it held up a pair of pants!
Interesting Fact: The Pileated Woodpecker digs characteristically rectangular holes in trees to find ants. These excavations can be so broad and deep that they can cause small trees to break in half. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/lifehistory )
Knock Knock!
F/ 9.0, 1/320, ISO 320
Downy Woodpecker
What do you get if you cross a woodpecker with a carrier pigeon ?
A bird who knocks before delivering its message !
Interesting Fact: The Downy Woodpecker eats foods that larger woodpeckers cannot reach, such as insects living on or in the stems of weeds. You may see them hammering at goldenrod galls to extract the fly larvae inside. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/lifehistory )
Through Open Lens 