Monday, 28 July 2008 @ 7.36 PM
A Confused Woodpecker
Now that the Baby Bluebirds have fledged and their nest box is empty, other birds have taken to checking out the space. This Downy Woodpecker seems to really like the Bluebird box, and has been spending a lot of time hanging out on it.
And she found the entrance to the box, where she proceeds to go in and out and in and out repeatedly, oblivious to all activity around her.
I managed to approach within a couple of feet of her before she flew off.
But then she would come right back and repeat the process. Actually, she has even started drumming on the box, forcing us to take it down until the spring. If it were to stay up, she would likely render it useless for the Bluebirds next year... and I paid too much for that nest box to let this psycho Woodpecker have her way with it!