What to Watch for in Your Yard: Woodpecker Parents

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June 08, 2015

What to Watch for in Your Yard: Woodpecker Parents

Woodpeckers start the breeding season fairly early, and by early June, they have a cavity full of nestlings to feed. Watch for Hairy Woodpeckers and Downy Woodpeckers parents at your suet and Bark Butter feeders, not eating themselves, but filling their beaks to overflowing. When they can't hold any more, they'll fly off with that stash to feed to their young.

So fill (and refill and refill!) those Bark Butter and suet feeders and sit back and enjoy the show!

Posted at 11:05 AM in Attention, Feeder Birds, Food for Birds, Young Birds | Permalink

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ATTENTION

Our eyes and ears should be open and alert to the natural wonders that surround us every day. Take time to look out our windows to see the birds that visit us and open our windows to hear them. Walk around whatever space we have to enjoy the birds in nature. Every day, work on improving our powers of observation.

ACCEPTANCE

Nature happens. We cannot MAKE natural things happen (or NOT happen). We can create habitats to encourage natural things to happen around us, but there are no guarantees.

RESPONSIBILITY

Birdfeeding comes with responsibilities to the birds and the environment we share with them. If you are unwilling to accept these responsibilities, you shouldn’t feed the birds. We also have a responsibility to share these natural wonders with the next generation.

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The Zen Birdfeeder focuses on the birds and other nature we find in our own yards and the zen principles of ATTENTION, ACCEPTANCE, and RESPONSIBILITY.

June 08, 2015