My first solo feed: A G S Woodpeckers story.

[KentYeti]

I must have been to this garden before when Dad and Mum got me flying, (yeehaaa beats staying inside a dark and smelly tree hole by miles), but I can't remember it. Just that I sat somewhere and they fed me.

Now they've told me to go out and feed myself. The cheek of it!

When I get home I shall be pecking out a message to the Woodpecker Child Line about that.

Anyway. I'm hungry, so got to try and find out how to eat. This looks like it's full of good stuff. But what do I do now? Been staring at it for ages and the food has made no attempt to come out to me yet.





"Oi, leave my nuts alone will ya! That's my place you're on. Making me stand up here where there is no food indeed. Todays youngsters have no respect for us oldies".





OK. I'll sit up here and you go up there and show me how it's done if you're so clever. But don't try that strange one you can see through, marked "Blue Tits seed". I just bounced off that.





OK. My turn again now. Thanks for showing me how it's done.

Tastes even better than it did coming out of Mum's mouth.

Oh. Why did that big Yeti up there giggle when you asked me to leave your nuts alone?





Sorry about the dull photos and the lack of a few more. Just missed the shot of the Woodpecker trying to eat throught the plastic of the seed feeder! Weather was appallingly dull and I started shooting through glass, and then rushed upstairs to take a few through an open bedroom window. I just didn't want to miss recording what I think is the first solo visit by this young Woodpecker to my garden.

Bryan

No Woodpeckers, Robins or Yetis were harmed filming this story.

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by KentYeti

No Woodpeckers, Robins or Yetis were harmed filming this story.

I'm a huge fan out peanuts, you can't tell me they weren't harmed



Great pics and story

Nige

[GME]

Lol! Fun read. Keep them coming...

[Farplace]

Brilliant, Bryan. thank you!

[actionfinch]

another good one ..

[Acipiter]

Have you thought of writing a book for kids, if so send me one. I have decided nonsense is the way to go.

[KentYeti]

Many thanks.

I still haven't got over seeing the little love in my garden. Photographed it all just wearing my underpants. As I first noticed him when I looked out of my bedroom window first thing.

And it really must have been his first solo attempt at feeding. He looked so confused. A good long look at the nut feeder without trying to peck. I really think he thought they would just come out for him. Then he had a go at the plastic seed feeder. He may in fact have been pecking his own reflection! The Robin did indeed come and go, and during that time the GSW did try the perching post. And the finally he went back to the nuts and worked out what he should do, hence the seed bits over his beak.

Gonna do a garden watch this afternoon as the weather is a bit better now and I hope he comes back............

Just think of it. Great Big Yeti hiding behind a small oak tree branch I cut down yesterday and tied to a garden chair to set up my tripod behind.

Sadly, some peanuts were eaten during the filming of this story.

[KentYeti]

Originally Posted by Acipiter

Have you thought of writing a book for kids, if so send me one. I have decided nonsense is the way to go.

I'm going to put it all onto a web site before too long instead. So all the kids, (including big ones like me), can enjoy it for free!

Bryan

[moog]

Oh, that's so cute! Brilliant photos and story, thanks for sharing!
I had a baby GSW come for the first time alone to our garden last week too, it's mum and dad had brought it before, but the first time it came alone was hilariously cute. As you showed in your story, it seemed completely unsure what it was supposed to do- sitting on the peanut feeder for ages just swinging about till it seemed to catch on to what the other birds were doing.

It kept trying to copy the little sparrows, who were all snuggling in a drain pipe together, but it was too big and kept falling out Then the old sliding down the plastic seed feeder that you described too! Finally, he settled for sitting down in the grass and having a good old peck at an apple with the (surprisingly tolerant!) blackbirds. I'm pleased to say that this week he is a lot more independent and is happily stuffing his face at the peanut feeder!

[solus]

Originally Posted by KentYeti

Photographed it just wearing my underpants.

Mmm, I can just make them out in the picture... pink ones were they? Good of you to think of the Woodpecker's decency and dignity....




Sorry - deliberate mis-interpretation - I'll fetch me own coat...!