Céanndhubahn
Oh, Baby!
[Dendrocopos major]
One of the baby Great Spotted Woodpeckers fledged, on Thursday!
This wee guy came down to the feeders and sat on the table looking at the peanuts and sunflower hearts...He wasn’t very sure what to do.
He flew back onto this branch a few minutes later, and did a 180° backward flip, holding on for dear life. I did laugh, but immediately felt bad for him/her.
Soon righted, through a little sprackle and flap, he sat here until his dad appeared. There ensued what I perceived to be a loud, fatherly telling-off for being silly, and a noisy chase through the trees.
Delighted to have spent some time watching this. Maybe the others will have fledged, today...
At The Pixies
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
(cropped)
Oh, Baby!
[Dendrocopos major]
One of the baby Great Spotted Woodpeckers fledged, on Thursday!
This wee guy came down to the feeders and sat on the table looking at the peanuts and sunflower hearts...He wasn’t very sure what to do.
He flew back onto this branch a few minutes later, and did a 180° backward flip, holding on for dear life. I did laugh, but immediately felt bad for him/her.
Soon righted, through a little sprackle and flap, he sat here until his dad appeared. There ensued what I perceived to be a loud, fatherly telling-off for being silly, and a noisy chase through the trees.
Delighted to have spent some time watching this. Maybe the others will have fledged, today...
At The Pixies
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
(cropped)