Category Archives: Birds

Pileated woodpecker

This large pileated woodpecker visited the birdfeeder today. It came for some of the peanuts I put out for the bluejays.

Sorry it is in the shadows, but that was the best shot I could get without scaring it away.

Dancing birds

I love watching the sandhill cranes dance.

I looked up the reasons for their dancing. Google told me that sandhill cranes dance primarily to establish pair bonds, reinforce those bonds throughout the year, and express aggression or territoriality.