Cardinals are our favorite birds in the backyard. Mates for Life: Northern cardinals don’t look for a new mate unless one of them dies. We have 3 couples that hang out at our backyard feeders. Appearance: While male cardinals are a brilliant red, females are a light brown with red accents in the wings, tails […]
Birds
Northern Flicker Woodpecker
While I see the Northern Flicker Woodpecker around the neighborhood year round, we only see it at our feeders in the winter . . . Appearance: The males and females are brown and black with a white rump and black dots over their white chest. They are the largest woodpecker in PA at 12 inches […]
Red Bellied Woodpeckers
In our neighborhood, we have a lot of old trees which attract several different kinds of woodpeckers. The Red Bellied Woodpecker is a beauty! As I didn’t notice the red belly at first, I thought why isn’t it called a red headed woodpecker! Appearance: The male and female have black and white striped wings and […]
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