Hard at Work

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photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

When arriving back at the summer place after a morning trip out-n-about I found my hired help (Pileated Woodpecker) hard at work aerating the side yard. These birds are Crow like in size and spend their days searching for ants and grubs on the ground or in trees…with side visits to the suet feeder.
Given the size they have the ability to do some major wood chipping on trees where they have found a food source.
Since we have a lot of Old Growth trees that have seen better days it’s the perfect spot for them and often hear/see them.

What’s Making the Racket…Continued

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photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

If you recall from the last communication that stated…

Never the less my morning adventure out-n-about was exciting along with an Eagle just down the road past the Kingfisher.

After leaving the Kingfisher the next attempt was to see if I would be able to have the opportunity for a clear shot of the Eagle on the backside of the tree. Since all that was visible was its head…slow and easy would be the approach as not to spook it.
Merely a documented shot and a different perspective.

What’s Making the Racket

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photo courtesy of Dennis Swayze

Morning visit near the summer place and while driving an unusual loud rattling sound heard in the trees next to the water. It was unclear to me at the time what critter or bird was making the noise until I spotted a Belted Kingfisher.
At first hidden in the bush it soon flew to a more open perch which gave some photo opportunities.

To me the Kingfisher seemed Robin like or a bit larger in size and was hunting the shore line for small fish/minnows.
From my Handy Dandy Bird Book the markings tell me it’s a female and possibly a juvenile as it has Rusty coloring…where the males are white.

Never the less my morning adventure out-n-about was exciting along with an Eagle just down the road past the Kingfisher.