The Yellow Rumped Warblers
have returned to my feeders...they will stay here for the winter.
I only see these birds during the cold weather.
They have been nicknamed "Butter-Butt".
They are able to stay north because they are attracted to and able to digest waxy berries of plants like the Bayberry and Wax Myrtles.
They are the only Warbler that does not migrate to Florida.
Male Downy Woodpecker
The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest of all of the woodpeckers,
they excavate a hole in a tree to prepare for nest building.
Males and females are similar, the male has a red patch on the back of it's head, the female does not.
I see both Male and Female Downy Woodpeckers year round.
Female Downy Woodpecker
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2 comments:
I always get the Downy and Hairy mixed up. How can you tell the difference between the two for sure?
The downies are adorable. All the warblers left here ages ago. They are smart to head south. The poor little things wouldn’t stand our cold.
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