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turlough ([personal profile] turlough) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2023-01-04 07:38 pm

Woodpecker in the rain

No matter how hard it rains I don't think I've ever seen a bird looking wet before but this Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) that visited one of my feeders today looked distinctly damp!

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black and white bird with red markings on bird feeder

black and white bird with red markings on bird feeder
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[personal profile] rodo 2023-01-04 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
What a pretty guy!
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[personal profile] rodo 2023-01-06 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
They are! We used to get them until last winter at the bird feeder in front of our kitchen window, and I always loved seeing their pretty red butts.
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[personal profile] shirebound 2023-01-04 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Damp or dry, he knows which restaurants are open!
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[personal profile] scytale 2023-01-04 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
What a beautiful birb! (And that red patch of feathers, and the white spots! The second picture really brings out the colors. :D)

Thank you for sharing!
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[personal profile] pameladean 2023-01-04 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
So quizzical! That's such a gorgeous woodpecker. We don't get those ones, so I really appreciate the photos.

P.
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2023-01-05 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
That's an interesting observation because we've rarely seen them look damp either. We always wonder why they don't camp out on our balcony when it's raining -- especially the tiny hummingbirds, given that they're closer to the feeder that way.

Nice shots!
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[personal profile] adafrog 2023-01-05 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
From the front view it looks almost like a sparrow. lol
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[personal profile] cmcmck 2023-01-05 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
We've been having weeks of soggy weather here so many of our own visitors are looking decidedly damp!
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[personal profile] ofearthandstars 2023-01-05 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I adore the look on his face in that first photo - almost as if he is giving you the eye for the indignity of capturing him damp!
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[personal profile] sparowe 2023-01-06 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Slightly damp, and possibly a bit put out, in that first one! What a charming little bird.
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[personal profile] nanila 2023-01-11 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, soggy but still handsome!