{"id":2793,"date":"2011-03-06T23:04:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T07:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebirdersreport.com\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2011-03-06T23:08:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T07:08:13","slug":"a-nuttalls-woodpecker-visits-my-feeders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebirdersreport.com\/bird-photography-weekly\/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-visits-my-feeders","title":{"rendered":"A Nuttall’s Woodpecker Visits My Feeders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii<\/em>) photos by Larry Jordan<\/p>\n

I have been enjoying the shear pleasure of this beautiful male Nuttall’s Woodpecker’s<\/strong> company for quite some time now.\u00a0 I don’t know if he is one of the offspring of the pair I found nesting on my property last year<\/a>, but I’m glad he has made this his home.<\/p>\n

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The Nuttall’s Woodpecker<\/strong> (Picoides nuttallii<\/em>) lives in California and Baja California, primarily in oak woodlands.\u00a0 They make a definitive rattling call as they fly through the oak trees.\u00a0 You can hear the call here<\/a>, however, the rattle at the front of this recording usually goes two or three times longer than this example.<\/p>\n

This image (click on photo for full size) shows his ivory colored lores and the white spotting on his head.<\/p>\n

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They are very curious birds<\/p>\n

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But very cautious too.\u00a0 This photo shows the male’s red crown and the black and white pattern on his nape.<\/p>\n

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He is watching with interest as the much larger Acorn Woodpecker just arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n

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Isn’t he a handsome little fellow?\u00a0 Ready to burst into action.<\/p>\n

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Here he is hanging on the upside down suet feeder.<\/p>\n

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And a video of him at the woodpecker feeder.\u00a0 This guy can make coffee nervous!<\/p>\n