BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN 20 JUNE 2019
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THIS IS A SCARCE WOODPECKER IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA, RATHER THAN A TRUE RARITY. AT TIMES IT HAS A TRUSTING NATURE TOWARD HUMANS THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE ELUSIVE WHEN ONE IS LOOKING FOR THEM.
IT WAS THEIR “HOMEBODY” BEHAVIOUR THAT ALERTED ME TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEARBY NEST. THE ENTRANCE WAS FACING EAST, 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A WHITE SPRUCE, PICEA GLAUCA. AT A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL FEET THE YOUNG COULD BE HEARD CALLING FROM WITHIN THE CAVITY. BOTH SEXES CAME EVERY FEW MINUTES TO FEED THEM. THIS IS THE THIRD NEST I HAVE FOUND IN MICHIGAN.
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Alan Ryff
Amateur photographer
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BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN 20 JUNE 2019
www.flickr.com/photos/snow-shadow/albums/72157709722764062
THIS IS A SCARCE WOODPECKER IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA, RATHER THAN A TRUE RARITY. AT TIMES IT HAS A TRUSTING NATURE TOWARD HUMANS THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE ELUSIVE WHEN ONE IS LOOKING FOR IT.
IT WAS THEIR “HOMEBODY” BEHAVIOUR THAT ALERTED ME TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEARBY NEST. THE ENTRANCE WAS FACING EAST, 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A WHITE SPRUCE, PICEA GLAUCA. AT A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL FEET THE YOUNG COULD BE HEARD CALLING FROM WITHIN THE CAVITY. BOTH SEXES CAME EVERY FEW MINUTES TO FEED THEM. THIS IS THE THIRD NEST I HAVE FOUND IN MICHIGAN.
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Alan Ryff
Amateur photographer
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© Alan Ryff
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Black-necked Woodpecker, Peru, Balzas - Peru 2017
Tanager Tours
Peruvian Endemic
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Black Woodpecker, Russia, St Petersburg 3rd May 18
Our first sight of the female since we found the nest
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Black Woodpecker, Russia, St Petersburg 22nd April 18
The same male on our patch, he's still excavating, no sign of a female though?
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Black Woodpecker, Russia, St Petersburg 14th Apr 2018
The male is still excavating the hole.
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Black Woodpecker, Russia, St Petersburg 14th Apr 2018
The first time we've found breeding birds on our patch and less than 500m from home. They usually disappear and return in August.
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Black Woodpecker, Hungary, Bukh Hills 23/1/18
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Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Costa Rica, Laguna del Lagarto 21st Mar 17
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FEMALE BLACK WOODPECKER, SWEDEN, VASTMANLAND FEBRUARY 2016
IMPRESSIVE BIRDS THIS CLOSE
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FEMALE BLACK WOODPECKER, SWEDEN, VASTMANLAND FEBRUARY 2016
http://www.birdsafarisweden.com
THIS FEMALE SHOWED WELL ON OUR FIRST DAY - THERE WERE AT LEAST 3 BIRDS IN THE AREA - BRILLIANT CALLS
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Black-bodied Woodpecker, Paraguay, Chaco September 2015
Birdquest website
A few images from the Birdquest/Fauna Paraguay Neotropical Bird Club fundraiser tour...
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Black-bodied Woodpecker, Paraguay, Chaco September 2015
Birdquest website
A few images from the Birdquest/Fauna Paraguay Neotropical Bird Club fundraiser tour...
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Black Woodpecker juvs, Sweden, Sweden July2015
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Mike Duffy
Amateur photographer
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© Mike Duffy
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Black-Necked Woodpecker, Peru, Marañon Valley April 2015
Tanager Tours
Peruvian Endemic Specie
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Black-Necked Woodpecker, Peru, Utcubamba Valley October, 2014
Tanager Tours
Peruvian endemic specie, we saw thisbird during our tour in northern Peru
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Black Woodpecker, Russia, St Petersburg 24th Jul 14
Another new bird for my adopted patch and now seen three times along with Three-toed perhaps indicating an arrival of migrants?
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