New Slant on Life by bmac62
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Description
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)
danapommet
Looks like a woodpecker dance routine. Great capture Bill. Nice detail also. Dana
blinkings
Lovely shot bill. Its great to see the young ones.
Digitaleagle
Love this capture shows life as a youngster, beautiful photography!!
neiwil
Find a photo competition, that's a winner....Like so many, my first thought was '9 parts suet, 1 part JD':) (though of course I know you never would). I don't often comment on your bird shots (complete dunce in that field) but this is too special to pass up." Determination in adversity " and an interesting thought re: your avatar. Thanks Bill, this has started my day with a smile.
pops
Great capture
MagikUnicorn
E X C E L L E N T
Meisiekind
Birdie aerobics!!!!! Lovely capture Bill... I just love your bird shots!!! Keep going! :)
tpx1
great shot!
debbielove
What a cool and funny shot! Never thought of that problem! I thought it may have been a crash landing....coming in too fast and piling into the feed box!! Beak first!! Great shot! Rob.
PD154
Well seen ans captured
flora-crassella
a wonderful bird! Great shot!
cfulton
Great info, well done! Clive
ragouc
Cool shot.
Osper
And exactly what else did you put in the bird seed?????? Neat picture!
CavalierLady
Woah! What a funky pov this guy gave you!! So great that you get these guys up so close! I'm jealous. :) Great shot, Bill !
junge1
Super nice capture Bill. Almost looks like he is crippled!
beachzz
What a great shot, never knew this about woodpeckers--I learn SO much here!!
Hendesse
Fantastic capture and superb title.
flavia49
fantastic capture!!!
Mousson
Fantastic image!
sandra46
another supercool shot! and interesting info!i don't know anything about that!
elfin14doaks
Cool shot, super model pose LOL. Nice capture!
decie
cool capture wish i could see them.
moonrancher
What a pose! Great capture of this guy. I'm surprised he doesn't try to hang on the slats of the feeder.
MrsRatbag
What a sweet little guy and a great capture!
mermaid
A fine shot, Bill, and so interesting, what you tell about those little ones... ours over here never took the seed from the plate but they were artists in hanging on the little netted balls with food I hung below the feeder, so you are right, flat grounds are not ment for this species...smile
orig_buggy
Sry Bill , have had company for the last 4 days , but I promise to get caught up!! This is an unusal shot ...nice pose!
anahata.c
bill, first I'm sorry I took this long to get to your gallery again, I didn't comment for several days, & the one time I did it was to catch up on people I hadn't visited in a couple of weeks. But this was a favorite when I first saw it, and it's a great place to re-enter. I love the capture, the awkward—but to the bird, probably unnoticed—posture, and how the bird eats, anyway. It points out how animals are so agile, and how they can assume almost any position if the goal is important enough. I never thought about smooth surfaces for birds, that (of course) the smoother the surface, the harder it is for their talons—the opposite of humans! And I never realized that adult birds use their tail-ends for balance. (A lot I'm learning from this series.) It's an amazing capture; and while you'd never get me to eat suet (I'm vegetarian), I can imagine its high fat content is great for a bird. And your background is your usual dark with patches of luminous green, created I assume by the utlra softenings of the leaves. I love this shot. It's a quiet revelation.
cv1
This definetely put a smile on my face thanks for the uplifting shot!