I was sitting at the computer with my back to the patio when I heard a clicking noise. At first I assumed it was someone on the sidewalk. My patio faces the sidewalk and with the door open I hear a lot of noise and conversations from passing pedestrians. The clicking didn't stop though so I finally got up to see what it was. There was a bird on the tree outside my patio tapping at the tree! I'm going to say maybe it was a woodpecker because I don't know much about birds but they tap on trees right? Anyway I got a few pictures, they aren't terrific but maybe someone can identify my visitor. She (or he) made a nice break for me. I love that I can sit here, facing a city street and see birds in my tree. It isn't really my tree but it's right outside my patio so I figure I can claim it!
Here's a pretty good close-up.
This one you have to look a little harder. The bird is mostly brown and blends in with tree. He had a sort of reddish head which you can kind of see in this picture.
Another close-up!
This one gives you a better idea of where the tree is. You can see the bird pretty well still!
2 comments:
Some of my most joyful moments are spent watching birds. I have a field book of birds native to my area and am always thrilled to see a new one that I haven 't seen before. This is certainly a woodpecker native to your area. Most of ours are black and white, some with red on their heads. Great pictures!
Thanks Carol! I'm glad to know my guess was correct. I got a bird book once from the library but was having a hard time identifying any of them and I gave up. Maybe I'll try again. It's fun to watch them!
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