At first I couldn’t figure out what was causing all the ‘dust’ in the air.
Turns out two Chickadee were taking turns pulling out old saw dust from this hole. Likely a Woodpecker nest from last year.
A perfect nest spot. The dead tree is in a swamp, completely surrounded by water. Predators will have a hard time getting to it.
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Cleaning House, Carolina Chickadee
Cleaning House, Carolina Chickadee
Cleaning House, Carolina Chickadee
Cleaning House, Carolina Chickadee
What an awesome series of photos and a great house for the Chickadee, he has a porch and everything. 🙂
There is always something around out there, just have to in the right spot 😀
Fabulous series!
Thanks. A lucky turn of the head to spot this.
A very nice set 🙂
Thanks. Usually don’t spot much with small birds.
Last season I watched a Chickadee pair and a Downy Woodpecker cleaning out a similar nest cavity over a few day period. I was curious who would win the battle for occupancy, but in the end neither species used it to nest. William
LOL, that may have happened here. I walked past a few days later and found no activity.
A great little story with beautiful illustrations!
Thanks 🙂