Woodpeckers

Earlier this month, we commonly saw a (yellow-shafted) Northern flicker on the suet feeder.  These woodpeckers are extremely shy, and the only way I can take a picture of one is when I am already at the window with my camera.  The slightest movement scares them off - but I got lucky a week and a half ago when this guy showed up at our feeder.  Northern flickers must be finding more food in the wild now, though, because we haven't seen any since this picture was taken.

This afternoon, while Julia and I were eating lunch, we saw three different kinds of woodpeckers within a five-minute time span.  First, we spotted a hairy woodpecker on our suet feeder.  Hairy woodpeckers look just like downy woodpeckers, except they are significantly larger.

After the hairy woodpecker left, a red-bellied woodpecker showed up at the feeder.  Clearly he didn't mind the snow and sleet falling from the sky.

After the red-bellied woodpecker left, a cute little downy woodpecker showed up for his lunch.  We couldn't believe we saw so many different kinds of woodpeckers in such a short period of time!