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This morning at our birdfeeder which has black sunflower seed I witnessned
(to me) a strange occurrence. Before I ID the bird - there was a bird
perched vertical on the feeder instead the usual horizontal on the provided
perches. The bird took a single sunflower seed to a crevice between two
branches in the same tree and began hammering away to break open the
sunflower seed . The bird was a Downy Woodpecker. As I was walking to the
garbage bin he stayed there unbothered at a distance of about 6 feet away .
Is this strange behaviour for a wood pecker ? I have never seen before nor
heard of this behaviour at seed feeders !
I know wood peckers will hack into silkmoth cocoons in winter to get at the
juicy pupa as a snack .
If any one or other birders can offer their thoughts / observations /
knowledge on this - I would be interested in reading ?
Thanks in advance , Derek B
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Derek W. Bridgehouse
Dartmouth, NS
d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>This morning at our birdfeeder which has black =
sunflower
seed I witnessned (to me) a strange occurrence. Before I ID the bird =
–
there was a bird perched vertical on the feeder instead the usual =
horizontal on
the provided perches. The bird took a single sunflower seed to a =
crevice
between two branches in the same tree and began hammering away to =
break
open the sunflower seed . The bird was a Downy Woodpecker. As I =
was walking
to the garbage bin he stayed there unbothered at a distance of about 6 =
feet
away .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Is this strange behaviour for a wood pecker ? I =
have never
seen before nor heard of this behaviour at seed feeders ! =
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>I know wood peckers will hack into silkmoth cocoons =
in
winter to get at the juicy pupa as a snack .<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>If any one or other birders can offer their =
thoughts
/ observations / knowledge on this - I would be interested =
in
reading ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks in advance , Derek B<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>******************<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Derek W. Bridgehouse<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Dartmouth, NS<o:p></o:p></p>
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