I recently found a Lewis's Woodpecker attending a nest hole on my friend's property near Canon City in the same tree in which I have observed Lewis's nesting the past several years. I watched, and photographed, the adult bring a very large (at least 2 inches long) white object that I believe was some kind of insect or extra large larvae as I could make out what I believe are legs sticking out from it. I cannot identify it but would love to know what it might be if anyone has any idea. I got some very good photos of the parent bird bringing food to the nestlings including this white object that I have uploaded to my BirdsAndNature <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>.
It was interesting to watch the process. The adult deposited this white object in a crevice in the bark of the tree near the nest hole then it proceeded to pound it vigorously with it's bill. I believe it must have been killing the insect then breaking it up into small pieces as it subsequently brought small white objects to the nest hole to feed the nestlings. At one point one of the nestlings stuck it's bill up to receive the food and I got a photo of that. A little later a nestling came up partially out of the nest hole to possibly check on what was taking the parent so long in bringing more food and I got a good photo of the nestling--I was delighted to see this in the little lcd screen on my camera as this is the first time I have seen a Lewis's Woodpecker nestling. It was interesting to see that it had some of the strawberry coloration on it's face and a lot of gray/silver color in neck that is so distinctive of this species. When I returned a few days later the nestlings have fledged. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
