Russ
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Bird ID ?
This guy came to visit this morning. He announced him/herself by hammering on the neighbors roof for awhile.
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stimbo
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A Gila Woodpecker.
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choyero
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x2 on gila woodpecker. i hope you have no fruit trees around!
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Russ
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Quote: | Originally posted by choyero
x2 on gila woodpecker. i hope you have no fruit trees around! |
I shot him awhile ago when I had an orange out
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Have quite a few around Nopolo/golfcourse.
Don't they usually have a red spot on top of their head?
When we still had the 9 ft C band dishes, one would wake us about every morning at daybreak with his hammering on the dish.
They are quite comical.
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Gila woodpeckers
Both are Gilas. Male has the red cap.
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a really close second is the ladderback woodpecker...they make me crazy in the spring by hammering on our metal chimney trying to attract a
mate...also just wreak havoc on our grapefruit tree in winter...they like sweet grapefruit as much as we do...and they know the SECOND that they are
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Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
I shot him awhile ago when I had an orange out |
You'll need 7 or 8 for a good meal.
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Russ
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Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
I shot him awhile ago when I had an orange out |
You'll need 7 or 8 for a good meal. |
I know that. Kinda like dove (white wing). I just bought some more oranges thinking I could marinate then a bit before I shot them again.
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