I am blogging from my property in the Appalachian foothills of Southeastern Ohio in beautiful Hocking Hills. I live in a large hardwood and pine grove forest I named Whispering Pines. I commonly refer to this property as "The Pines". Stay tuned as I report the wild things from here at the Pines.



Saturday, April 30, 2011

More Spring Sightings

The Baltimore Oriole showed up today wearing his bright orange and black suit, just beautiful, and is uncommon for this area at this time.  The Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks have been here for a few days, seen 4 males at once.  In this photo there are 3 sharing grub with the resident Red Bellied Woodpecker.  I neglected to mention in the previous blog that the Pileated Woodpecker is the only woodpecker that makes rectangular holes, as opposed to the round ones that all the others make.  I never knew that before I saw the homes that the Piliated makes on this land.  Whispering Pines is home to many woodpeckers.



Baltimore Oriole



Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak



Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks and Red-bellied Woodpecker






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