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    Home » Gardening

    Woodpeckers and Squirrels for Garden Tuesday

    LAST UPDATED: February 1, 2019 PUBLISHED: October 14, 2014 By Pam Greer 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Woodpeckers

    The colors are just beginning to change here and the rest of the garden is at that awkward in between stage, so I thought I show some of the wildlife.  Above is a downy woodpecker (or at least I think it's a downy).  They love the suet.

    Reed Headed Woodpecker at suet

    This is the red headed woodpecker.  We have been watching him grow up.  As a juvenile his head is gray and then he slowly fills in with red.  These aren't that good, because I took them through the window, but I knew if I went outside, he would take off.

    Squirrel on Mary's Head

    And again, this is shot through the window.  In case you're not sure what you're looking at - that is a squirrel on top of our Virgin Mary statue!  They love to perch there!

     

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    1. Marjie says

      October 14, 2014 at 4:48 pm

      We have lots of squirrels, but I rarely see a woodpecker. And since my walls are 18" thick, I don't hear them at all!

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    2. Laura Dembowski says

      October 14, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      We have lots of woodpeckers and squirrels too. Need to get the suet feeder back up for winter.

      Reply
    3. Patti says

      October 14, 2014 at 11:33 am

      Great photos. We have downy woodpeckers and an occasional Pileated one that look like Woody Woodpecker. Of course many squirrels in PA.

      Reply
    4. JessicaJ says

      October 14, 2014 at 7:08 am

      I love this post! I'm amazed at the different woodpeckers you have, different than my woodpeckers 🙂 Although, the woodpeckers around here are just as crazy about suet as yours!

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 14, 2014 at 7:59 am

        What kind of woodpeckers do you have?

        Reply

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