This week’s post is an update on our local Pileated Woodpeckers. Don’t miss the new mystery at the very end of the post. Please visit:
Union Bay Watch
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are always welcome!
Larry
This week’s post covers the initial adventures of young Pileated Woodpeckers in an ever-changing world. I hope you enjoy it at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where Black Birders are always welcome!
Black Lives Matter,
Larry
Is our local Pileated Woodpecker pair still in business as winter approaches? Is the female of the pair still Goldie? Learn more at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
A young Pileated Woodpecker’s recent ‘graduation’ has almost certainly filled his father with pride. See the highlights at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
This Great Blue Heron certainly got his signals crossed this week. Read more about avian body language in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
ps: If you happen to spot the Pileated Woodpeckers anywhere around Montlake, during the next couple of weeks, I would certainly love a high-speed email at:
ldhubbell@comcast.net
Thank you! It feels like they have been playing hard to get this year.
Do bird’s have personalities? Some are certainly loquacious, while others tend to be more subdued. Can you tell which of these two pileated woodpeckers is the quieter bird? Learn more in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
What is a wood duck to do when there is no available housing? Seattle’s housing crisis is not limited to just sapiens. to learn more read this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature strives to reproduce in the city!
Larry
Has Storm, our local female pileated woodpecker, left us? Has Chip found a new replacement? Will there be young in a nest this year? Entertain these questions, see the photos and much more in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
Monday was a definitely an unusual day for all of us. I went look for eagles and ended up encountering another species altogether. This bird was also primarily dark and light in her color scheme, with one flaming exception. I hope my photos brighten your day!
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
This week I set out to determine whether this male pileated woodpecker is Squall or his father, Chip. Please, come and review the pileated family photos and see if you agree with my conclusions on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where pileated woodpeckers live in the city!
Larry