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Category: Happenings around the house | Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:42 pm

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I have just discovered what I think is a woodpecker's nest in the upper portion of a sweet gum tree in my front yard. The tree died when the utility company cut it back severly to run electricity to our mobile home. DH and I were sitting on the swing discussing the best way to remove the tree, when I hear "knock,knock,knock". We look up and spot a male and female woodpecker flitting in and out of a hole in the tree! I am hoping to get a couple of snaps of the birds!


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toni wrote on Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:48 pm:

Now that the tree has visitors as beautiful as Woodpeckers it has a new purpose in life or death in this case.

Sounds like there may be a nest in that hole and wouldn't that be fun to see the babies fledge in a few weeks. :)

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eileen wrote on Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:58 pm:

I agree it does appear that you have a woodpeckers nest in your dead tree. They much prefer dead wood as it's easier to excavate a hole in it. I hope you manage to get some photographs of the pair (and later on the youngsters) as I'd love to see them.

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