Sunday, June 29, 2008

LOL Birdie


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such a nice blog. I hope you will create another post like this.

Deb said...

That caption made me laugh out loud!

And your red spotted purple is beautiful. I don't think we get those here.

Anonymous said...

What a HOOT! Why not, they need a sweet treat too. LOL
MOM

Mary C said...

That was really cute, Ruthie. It had me laughing, too.

Lisa at Greenbow said...

I have heard about this situation before but I have never seen it. The downy looks funny on the hummer's feeder.

Susan Gets Native said...

Hee hee!

Jayne said...

If you don't succeed at first... :c)

RuthieJ said...

Hi Deb,
That woodpecker has been visiting the nectar feeder all weekend (I think it might be a juvenile). I finally had the camera and took the picture through the kitchen window (the window screen makes it a little blurry).
I've seen more red-spotted purples this summer than ever before. I checked my field guide and you're right at the northern edge of "uncommon" for their summer range.

Hi Mom,
The feeder is full of nectar, I wonder if Woody's tongue is long enough to slurp some up through the tiny port hole?

Thanks Mary C, they are such entertaining little birds.

Hi Lisa,
Isn't it funny how the woodpeckers somehow figure out there's something they like in that feeder?

Hi Susan,
Sometimes birds do the funniest things--I'm just glad I finally had the camera close by to catch this little guy in the act.

Hi Jayne,
I'm thinking Woody must be getting some nectar from this feeder as often as he's been visiting it lately.

entoto said...

Ooooohhhh!!! Priceless! I am so very glad you got a picture of this. This has me laughing out loud.

Robin (Bumblebee) said...

Hey, a bird can swing in different directions.

Too funny.

Robin at Bumblebee

Larry said...

It's funny-Our Downies always land on the thistle feeder but they never seem to actually eat it.

Mel said...

LOL :)
Nectar for woodie it is then!