Description

This is one of two new Downy Woodpeckers that attended our feeders this year. They have both reached maturity now and I had to rename them to: Dee-Hee and Dee-She because one is male and one is female. I actually had to rescue one of them when it flew into our picture window and my cat immediately picked it up. I managed to get the bird from him after giving him a “Treat” right away so he would drop it, which he did. I scooped “Dee-Dee” up and put it in a box in a quiet dark room for an hour and then opened the box to see if it could fly out and it did! (These were instructions I was given by Bird Rehabilitators). I’ve rescued 5 chickadees and the downey.

Category

Week 4: Woodpeckers & Nuthatches

Species

• Downy Woodpecker