[NatureNS] Hairy Woodpeckers - feeding observation - PIC

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Hi,

Very nice action shot!  Looks to me like the male has the food, and the
female wants it. Could be an adult male about to feed a young female.

Richard

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Ian McKay <ian@amimckay.com> wrote:

>  My wife Ami noticed a pair of HAIRY WOODPECKERS being very vocal and
> chasing eachother up and down a power pole. Later, the male started eating
> out of a mostly empty feeder while the female hopped around inside our
> crabapple tree. We noticed that she would visit the male and they would
> exchange food. It looked like she was feeding him [insects from the tree?] I
> managed to capture one of these exchanges.
>
> http://www.amimckay.com/graphics/hairywoodpeckers-lunch1.jpg
>
> Could she be his mother? Is this common in mated pairs? Many questions.
>
> Ian McKay
> Scots Bay
>
>
>
>
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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> 03:36:00
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Hi,<br><br>Very nice action shot!=A0 Looks to me like the male has the food=
, and the female wants it. Could be an adult male about to feed a young fem=
ale.<br><br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 a=
t 6:35 PM, Ian McKay <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ian@amimckay.c=
om">ian@amimckay.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

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being very vocal and chasing eachother up and down a power pole. Later, the=
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started eating out of a mostly empty feeder while the female hopped around=
=20
inside our crabapple tree. We noticed that she would visit the male and the=
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would exchange food. It looked like she was feeding him [insects from the t=
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I managed to capture one of these exchanges.</font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><a href=3D"http://www.amimckay.com/gra=
phics/hairywoodpeckers-lunch1.jpg" target=3D"_blank">http://www.amimckay.co=
m/graphics/hairywoodpeckers-lunch1.jpg</a></font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font>=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Could she be his mother? Is this commo=
n in mated=20
pairs? Many questions.</font></div>
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<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Ian McKay</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Scots Bay</font></div>
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<br><br>
No virus found in this outgoing message.<br>
Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg.com" target=3D"_blank">www.avg.c=
om</a><br>
Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2987 - Release Date: 07/07/10 03=
:36:00<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<b=
r>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br>B0=
P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.c=
om</a><br>

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