An Ol' Broad's Ramblings

Birdies

23 February 2010, 3:14 pm. 6 Comments. Filed under Critters.

This morning, I was looking out the window, watching the birds at the feeder, and saw two of the biggest red headed woodpeckers I’ve ever seen in my life.  Granted, I haven’t seen a lot of them, but these guys were huge.  Well, at least in my opinion.  Unfortunately, before I could grab the camera, they took off, but they looked a whole lot like this:

Ok, so they didn’t have the blue suit on, but still…..  :P

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  1. Robert Lestage. 24 February 2010, 9:37 am

    Could it be a pileated woodpecker?  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/lifehistory 

  2. olbroad. 24 February 2010, 9:56 am

    That could very well be them.  Of course, I was in the house, they were on the tree…..about 20 yards away, and I’m old.  LOL  Suckers were HUGE.

    Thanks.  :)

  3. Shadowblitz70. 24 February 2010, 3:28 pm

    Wow….  you shoulda asked them where they got them neat-o gloves   ;P

    I got “beat up” by Woody Woodpecker once.
    Seriously.
    I went to Universal Studios when I was a kid, and there was a person in a Woody costume, and when I was getting my pic taken with “them”, they roughed me up pretty good. Gave me a noogie, jostled me around so hard about knocked me on my ass. I suppose it was all in good fun, but if they did that nowadays, Universal would get sued. 
    Just thought Id share. It was as odd as it sounds   ;)
    By the way an old woman was the one who did the voice for Woody. 

  4. olbroad. 24 February 2010, 3:44 pm

    Just watched one of the kitten try to attack a female pecker….um….wood pecker…that landed on the front porch.  It’s a wonder that cat didn’t break his neck flying into the glass trying to get to her.  LOL

    How come I never got beat up by cartoon characters when I was a kid?  Hmmm…. oh yeah, that’s because there was no such thing as Universal Studios, and my dad would never take us out to California to Disney Land.  Pfft!

  5. Shadowblitz70. 24 February 2010, 3:50 pm

    You didnt get beat up by cartoon characters, because cartoons werent invented yet. Neither was the light bulb or the telephone.   ;PPPP
    jk!  but Universal WAS around when you were born, they came around back in the 30′s. Just no theme park, which I assume is what you meant?

  6. olbroad. 24 February 2010, 3:57 pm

    Don’t make me come up there and smack you!  And yes, that’s what I meant.  Glad you figured it out!  :P