Photos by BarrytheBirder
Two different Downy Woodpeckers, pictured above, are learning that a hummingbird feeder (top) and an oriole feeder (lower) are not designed to feed woodpeckers...even small Downys. Learning such things are all part of life's rich pageant - even for woodpeckers. This is not to say that a Downy won't drink nectar from a feeder if the conditions are right. In fact, there are four other woodpecker species that will eat nectar: the Red-bellied, the Gila, the Acorn and the Ladder-backed.
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BarrytheBirder
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