I have not posted news of the downy woodpecker nest in awhile. (See May 1 posting.) Caught up in work, I didn’t seem to be home at the right time to observe the site; or it was raining when I was. When I did find an opportunity to sit and watch, I saw no activity. This went on for days. Dispirited, I decided the nest had failed and the pair of downies had gone on with their lives.
But I was wrong. The adults are still taking turns with the clutch; their exchanges are quick, drawing little attention to the nest.
By now, the eggs should have hatched, and the attending parent is protecting the young. I’d love to peek into the cavity, but that’s impossible. I have little to no gibbon blood in me. Photography has also gotten more difficult because now that the trees have leafed out, the location is in deep shade most of the day.
I did manage to get one photo—albeit a bit blurry—of the female downy bursting out of the nest hole. She pops out like a black-and-white Pez to swiftly fly away.
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