Photography of Birds – Set # 236 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 236

Set # 236

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpeckers nest in a tree cavity excavated by the nesting pair in a dead tree or limb. In the winter, they roost in tree cavities. Downy Woodpeckers forage on trees, picking the bark surface in summer and digging deeper in winter. They mainly eat insects, also seeds and berries. They are a natural predator of the European corn borer, a moth that costs the US agriculture industry more than $1 billion annually in crop losses and population control.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

As with all animals, foraging becomes an important role in an animal’s ability to survive and reproduce. The Red-bellied Woodpecker expresses foraging behavior by catching or storing food. The woodpecker uses its bill for foraging as a chisel drilling into bark or probing cracks on trunk of trees. In this manner, the red-bellied woodpecker is able to pull out beetles and other insects from the tree with the help of its long tongue. This behavior is also seen for storing food from other animals by hiding food behind bark or deep in cracks of a tree.

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6 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 236”

bayphotosbydonna on February 15, 2021 at 10:11 am said:

Your Downy shot is awesome, HJ! 😊

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 15, 2021 at 5:04 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Donna. 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on February 15, 2021 at 5:11 pm said:

It is interesting to read how important your Downy Woodpecker is HJ, maybe they need to do a breeding program for them to increase their numbers like they do here for birds. Thanks for your informative info about the foraging behaviour of these birds.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 15, 2021 at 5:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Ashley for sharing. 🙂
  
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de Wets Wild on February 15, 2021 at 10:07 pm said:

My first introduction to the Downy Woodpecker. Thanks, H.J!

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 16, 2021 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  We have a number of woodpeckers this one is the smallest. I’m so glad that you met him. 🙂
  
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