melissatwa's Journal, 28 Jan 22

And... The marshy picture is just from a local walk. I needed a filler picture! 😁 I hope you all have a great day!  

Good morning Melissa !! Is Mr Cat watching the show? 🌹🌹🌹 

Hahah! sk, Mr Cat was actually at a different window watching humming birds!😂  

those guys are huge! LOL thanks for sharing! 

Nice shot!!! Looks like he posed just for you. Thanks for sharing!!! 

Little fox, they are so big! You are right! They are the largest woodpeckers in North America. The male's wingspan can be up to 30 inches! John. I wouldn't be surprised if he was posing!! 😁 This fellow is a showman who announces his coming from acers away. I can be on the other side of the house when I hear him coming! Sometimes I get to the closest window to watch just as he arrives!  

wow!!! beautiful woodpeckers thanks for sharing  

That's beautiful! 

They are beautiful. I miss them going to my bird feeder. The good surprise is that we get to see a rainbow bunting and his spouse on our feeder twice a day. 

Wow oh wow!!! They are massive! I’ve never seen ones that big . Stop feeding them lol 

I miss the fauna and flora of Louisiana, living in the city has its pluses, but the beauty of the great outdoors is hard to beat. Thanks for the pictures. The only woodpecker in the USA larger than the pileated is the ivory billed woodpecker, which was declared extinct last year. But there are deep and dark swamps and forests in the deep south, and people living in those parts who disagree with that ruling. 

beautiful birds they have pecked holes in a pile of trees on my mountain love to see them 

Thank you, buenita and Brigit! Pinay, I had to look up a rainbow bunting! Wowwww! Now that is a beautiful bird. We sure don't have anything like that! Ocean_girl, I have to keep feeding them... They are too beautiful! 😁 ❤️  

Beauties!!! My dad would love these. He loves woodpeckers. 

Shir, so really, really hope there are some ivorybills lurking in some quiet far away places. I had heard they went extinct. So sad. Mountainman, I imagine you must have so many!I am grateful that these guys have adapted pretty well to living in town. Even with more and more urbanization, their territory is so large that they manage. Although we don't have a ton of trees right near to us, there are forest nearby where they have some habitat still. Providing some food for them makes it easier for then to manage when 

Thanks, wifey! I have four kinds of woodpeckers that come to my feeder. These are certainly the most flashy, but all of them are fun to see! 😁  

Love it! Birds remind me of Mr Bear. He gave me an appreciation for them. Those wood peckers look huge! They are so cool.  

What Beautiful surroundings you have!! Enjoy the weekend!!🙂 

What a beautiful sight 😍 but what I beautiful feeder too you maid for them 👌🏼🙏🏼 

They are so prett!!!