Sunday, September 30, 2012

Corralitas Drive: Who's Tap, Tap, Tapping?


Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 29, 2012.  In just the past few weeks, I've heard an increase in the tapping of woodpeckers throughout the Red Car Property neighborhood.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)





Photo: Diane Edwardson, September 29, 2012.  This one was boring holes into my neighbor's deadish tree and pulling out bugs for breakfast. 
 
Don't ask me which species of woodpecker this is, there are at least 6 species similar to this one: Cornell Lab of Ornithology