Woodpecker in the rain

Jan. 4th, 2023 07:38 pm
turlough: view of wet road through rain speckled window ((other) let it rain)
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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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Date: 2023-01-05 01:30 am (UTC)
yourlibrarian: Inquiring Kitty (NAT-InquiringKitty-americangrl69)
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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!

Date: 2023-01-05 09:06 pm (UTC)
turlough: tiny black & white bird among flowering apple blossoms, Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) ((other) bird watcher)
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I've never thought of it before but now that I have I'm going to look much more closely at every bird I see when it rains!
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