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The woody triplets

moosehunter

moosehunter

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There's a nesting pair of woodpeckers (not sure what kind) in a dead branch in a soft maple in my back yard. I almost cut the branch down the other day until I noticed the hole then heard the chicks. I'm a hard man but I do have a soft heart sometimes. One of the chicks bailed out and ended up in my garage, so I picked her up gently and crushed it (just kidding) and placed it on the lawn. Then it took off into our landscaping and I lost track of it.

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I was never sure how many chicks were in the hole, but I know there's at least two more left. A male and a female.

Boy
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Girl
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Then I heard the one I saved from certain death in my garage, (small children have dissapeared in there) chirping and found her and trying to hide.

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I'm enjoying my new camera.
 
I concur that they are downies. They are the only species that is a regular damager to peoples' siding on their homes. They will drill holes in a straight line looking for insects. Cool pics, thanks for sharing.
 
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I concur that they are downies. They are the only species that is a regular damager to peoples' siding on their homes. They will drill holes in a straight line looking for insects. Cool pics, thanks for sharing.

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So I suppose you would shoot em and post thier pictures here right?
 
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They will drill holes in a straight line looking for insects. Cool pics, thanks for sharing.

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I will second this. I have seen trees and cedar siding on lake homes where they do some major damage looking for bugs to eat.

Nice pics.
Dean
 
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