This is a very good video! I really enjoyed it and I thank you for putting so much thought and organization into it. I appreciated the pics you included and this really got me stoked to see the birds of NZ. I am sitting on the porch in the Catskills right now surrounded by birds at my many feeders and the surrounding gardens and trees. The coolest thing happening now is that the Downy Woodpecker dads are bringing their fledglings to the big maple tree next to the porch and grabbing some suet and taking it to them in the tree. Soon we will see the young birds making their own way to the suet. It's one of my favorite things to see every year. Oh! Not making this up- they both just came right to the suet for the first time!!! What a trip! This is birder serendipity for sure!!!
@@NevasSpace A couple hours later the fledgling came back on its own. I'll try to get a pic. The Downys are very friendly. I also get Hairy Woodpeckers and the gorgeous Red-bellied Woodpecker. Most of the people who feed the birds around here only put out suet in the winter- they are missing out on the coolest part of having woodpeckers around.
This is a very good video! I really enjoyed it and I thank you for putting so much thought and organization into it. I appreciated the pics you included and this really got me stoked to see the birds of NZ. I am sitting on the porch in the Catskills right now surrounded by birds at my many feeders and the surrounding gardens and trees. The coolest thing happening now is that the Downy Woodpecker dads are bringing their fledglings to the big maple tree next to the porch and grabbing some suet and taking it to them in the tree. Soon we will see the young birds making their own way to the suet. It's one of my favorite things to see every year. Oh! Not making this up- they both just came right to the suet for the first time!!! What a trip! This is birder serendipity for sure!!!
That sounds amazing! I would love to see a photo if you happened to snap one, I've never seen a downy so close!! Thank you for watching! :)
@@NevasSpace A couple hours later the fledgling came back on its own. I'll try to get a pic. The Downys are very friendly. I also get Hairy Woodpeckers and the gorgeous Red-bellied Woodpecker. Most of the people who feed the birds around here only put out suet in the winter- they are missing out on the coolest part of having woodpeckers around.