[mou] pileated duo
Jeff and Amy Drake
jadrake@arvig.net
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:08:45 -0600
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Richville, MN - Ottertail Cty.
I've been watching two Pileated Woodpeckers a male & a female for the =
last few minutes. They've been delicately picking crabapples off the =
tree in our front yard. They look ridiculuous because of the way they =
flop on those slender branches while choosing just the right apple to =
eat. The male seems to lean his head way back and flashes his wings at =
her. Maybe he is just looking for an apple behind him without turning =
his head and is losing his balance but it seems like a deliberate =
attention-getting strategy to me. Has anyone else seen behavior like =
this?
As a bonus a male cardinal came and sat for a while in the bush next to =
my window. I saw a female here last week but prior to that haven't seen =
Cardinals in this yard for 2 years.
Amy Drake
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been watching two Pileated =
Woodpeckers a male=20
& a female for the last few minutes. They've been delicately =
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crabapples off the tree in our front yard. They look ridiculuous =
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of the way they flop on those slender branches while choosing just the =
right=20
apple to eat. The male seems to lean his head way back and flashes =
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wings at her. Maybe he is just looking for an apple behind him =
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turning his head and is losing his balance but it seems like a =
deliberate=20
attention-getting strategy to me. Has anyone else seen behavior =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a bonus a male cardinal came and sat =
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while in the bush next to my window. I saw a female here last =
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but prior to that haven't seen Cardinals in this yard for 2 =
years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Amy Drake</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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