Saturday, September 2, 2017

RIVALS

My friend the Ladder-Backed Woodpecker was back at the tree in my backyard again last evening and this time I got some pictures of him.

 They're a little grainy but he's identifiable.

As he was working over the tree, seeking bugs for his dinner, he seemed distracted by something at the nearby bird bath.


I wondered if he would go down and get a drink.

But no!

As I widened my vision I saw what had the woodpecker concerned.


A large mourning dove had zoomed in for his taste.

Though much larger than the woodpecker, he's probably much less brave.

But he didn't pay the slightest attention, just got his drink, turned his back and then flew off, frightening the woodpecker away with his flapping wings.

And so ends this episode of Life at the Avian Crossroads.
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2017 at 9:34 AM

    The cat man is also a bird man.

    Steve

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  2. ZhoenSeptember 2, 2017 at 9:39 AM

    Living their own lives, we observe.

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  3. stephen HayesSeptember 2, 2017 at 10:29 AM

    Thanks for filling us in on the happenings at Avian Crossroads.

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  4. Silver in AZSeptember 2, 2017 at 10:42 AM

    Beautiful. And I love mourning doves. :)

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  5. RedPatSeptember 2, 2017 at 11:39 AM

    The dove really gives an idea of the scale of the woodpecker!

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  6. Tom CochrunSeptember 2, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    Wild life in PV.

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  7. Should Fish MoreSeptember 2, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    It's a bird peck bird world.

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  8. The BugSeptember 3, 2017 at 5:26 AM

    Lucky you to have such a good view of a woodpecker! We have a lot of doves here in NC too - I' glad because I would have missed them.

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  9. joaredSeptember 4, 2017 at 2:49 PM

    This was strictly for the birds!

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  10. William KendallSeptember 7, 2017 at 8:56 AM

    Quite a woodpecker!

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