New Slant on Life by bmac62
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The juveniles are coming.
The parents of this young Red-Bellied Woodpecker were here multiple times every day in May. My avatar is probably this bird's papa:)
There is nothing wrong with this young woodpecker. Adults have a hard time standing on a flat surface too, owing to their extremely long tallons used for hanging onto tree bark at starnge angles. Adults typically take a three point stance on their two feet but rocked back against their tail feathers. This youngster hasn't quite got that figured out yet.
It is difficult (for me) to tell if this is a male or female. When mature the male has red on the top of his head all the way down his neck to his back. The female just has gray on the top of her head with red down the back of her neck. Here the red is just beginning to come in. Therefore, this is probably a young male.
He/she isn't interested in any birdseed but the suet mixture was just right.
Bill:)
Comments (59)
THROBBE
Great title Bill! Nice shot too! You are making me want to try this out sooner than I planned! Cheers Ray
lyron
Fascinating!!!
ksolo4
wow!!! lol thats way cool!!!!!
tizjezzme
oh, this is so cool!!! The title made me chuckle :) Great catch Bill!
virginiese
so sweet picture ! Nice juvenile !
kansas
A cool shot. I can see it would be hard for them to stand on a flat surface. Excellent.
Sea_Dog
Interesting image. The bird's poster does catch the eye. Well done.
TOPCAT
This is pretty cool. I am wondering what was in the feed that made it "tipsy"? Nice Capture!
kenmo
Wow..this is precious....!!!!
Fred255
Stands like I do after a good night down my local 8~)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent capture, well done...
tennesseecowgirl
HOW sweet..
BessieB
Delightful, a wonderful shot Bill
stormsong
beautiful shot! yes, the young ones do have a bit of a problem with the flat surfaces.
auntietk
How fun! He/she looks so ungainly, like a teenager not quite comfortable in their body yet. Excellent capture!
GBCalls
This shows the determination of survival. Excellent photo!
jendellas
Wow he looks as if he has had a tipple. lovely shot.
durleybeachbum
What fun! A great exanple of how we all learn from experience, whatever species!
myrrhluz
Great shot. Fun title. Glad to know this is a normal, albeit inexperienced stance. He/she is very cute.
goodoleboy
Apparently, the youngster is beginning life as a contortionist. Looks like its sliding into second base. Stellar shot of the woodpecker as it attempts to balance itself while doing a juggling act with the birdseed/suet in its beak. And, I love the textured patterns on the feathers.
danob
Great shot Bill and interesting text this young one looks like it is doing the hokey kokey!
elfin12u
I thought that perhaps the suet made the area all slippery! I appreciate your tutorial to set me straight. The askew stance really makes for a great capture, well done!!!!
Richardphotos
the way it is eating, it will be an adult soon. superb shot Bill
MrsLubner
I have to laugh as it seems it is more acustomed to eating hanging vertically from a tree trunk. Eating on a horizontal surface seems to have flumuxed him a bit. :-) Fabulous shot.
drace68
Excellent catch of the moment.
npauling
A super action capture and how funny he looks. His tail is helping with the balance nicely.
LovelyPoetess
For a moment I though maybe someone mixed a little beer in the suet... Great capture : )
NefariousDrO
That's a great shot, I always love watching the fledglings learn how to make things work.
bimm3d
great pose, gorgeous capture!!!
bazza
Amazing capture Bill. Thanks for the info regarding this bird. When I first saw it thought you had scared it lol.. Beautiful!!