Woody... what are you doing?

Ummmm.........????? I drove by this house and saw this guy acting strange. Went home, got the camera... and it was still there... almost like it was trying to get into the car? Or a distressed baby???? :( I snapped a few pix before the home owner called the po-po... lol They are not too good but you get the idea...
Not even sure what sub-species it is, or if I should call a rehab????

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...a/bugs/014.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...bugs/015-2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...bugs/017-1.jpg

Poor thing! Maybe his foot got stuck in the plastic of the winow or something? He looks scared :( I hope the little guy's alright. He does look like a youngster, though.

EDIT: He also seems to be all about his reflection...maybe a young guy trying to defend some terretory against another "young guy" (his reflection?)???

did they call the cops on you for snapping pics? or did they call the cops on a bird? :confused:

Nope, not stuck.... I watched long enough to make sure that it was "Mobil"... it actually move to a low branch of a near bye tree... that's when I left. I didn't want to leave if it was grounded... (ez dog/cat target)... It still looked really lost????

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did they call the cops on you for snapping pics? or did they call the cops on a bird? :confused:

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No! :P I left BEFORE lol.... I would freak if I looked out of my window and saw some chick, in a misfits T- snapping pix of my car! :8:

OK... I re-read my original post.... I see that it looked like the police WERE called... but no, lol.... I didn't even see the home owner! :P Sorry for the confusion!!! :oops:

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Nope, not stuck.... I watched long enough to make sure that it was "Mobil"... it actually move to a low branch of a near bye tree... that's when I left. I didn't want to leave if it was grounded... (ez dog/cat target)... It still looked really lost????

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Hm...that whole wing-spreading in the first photo looks like a displaying thing to me (though I have no idea if male woodpeckers vying for territory "display")--was he being agressive with his reflection in the car?

Actually yes... he made a few pecks at it. Wonder if it was a male seeing his own reflection? :confused:

Hes twiterpated... :D

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Hes twiterpated... :D

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:8: "but you can call me a flower, if you want to"!!! Best line !

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

male woodpeckers

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hey...watch your language. this is a child friendly forum.

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hey...watch your language. this is a child friendly forum.

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:8:

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hey...watch your language. this is a child friendly forum.

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:rolleyes:

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He also seems to be all about his reflection...maybe a young guy trying to defend some terretory against another "young guy" (his reflection?)???

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that was my thought too!

Looks like he is thinking it's another bird by the reflection and is trying to "fight" it.

At the horse farm where I ride at, they have a few pea:cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:. They are ALWAYS around our cars pecking and hitting them. We usually try to chase them away since they have been known to 1. leave dents. 2. chip the paint. 3. hurt their beaks. They do this in breeding season.

Right? lol.... I wonder where the phrase "Bird Brain" came from...... :oops:


Poor silly things!

LOL , thats one nutty woody woodpecker :rolleye2:

That's a Pileated Woodpecker. It's more likely trying to defend its territory against the intruder in the car, lol. I love these guys. We don't have many here, so I'm thrilled every time I see or hear one. Pileated Woodpeckers are closely related to the Ivory-billed woodpecker too. Sorry, rambling a bit here, but those guys are my all time favorite woodpecker.:D

Great to know!! If I ever see him again, I'll try to get more pix for you! :) He was stunning in person, and much larger than any one I've ever seen!