Feeding Fledglings

 

Design - "Bee Skep"

Chart - "Garden Beasties"

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 25 count white Dublin linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 June 2014

Completed - 8 June 2014

Many of the birds have fledged.

I was delighted to see a male Hairy Woodpecker feeding a fledgling.

The male has his back to us, the fledgling has the light red on top of the head.

I learned that ALL fledgling Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers have red atop their heads - a signal for parents to feed them - so you cannot tell males from females until they mature a bit and the red moves to the back of the head or disappears. 

Both eating.

Dad up high, kid down low.

Dad

Feeding time.

Waiting.

Eating.

Such fun to watch.