Hickory Creek - Willdlife

Feeding the youngsters

Feeding at the jelly station

Poor mom, working her beak to the bone to feed junior.

Nest: cavity; female builds; 1 brood per year

Nest: cup, female & male builds, 1 brood per year Irruptive migration, moves around state to find food seeds, insects, fruit, seed feeders

Best guess, raccoon. What do you think?

Nest: cavity; male builds with help from female; 1 brood per year

Nest: cavity, female and male excavate hole, 1 brood per year

Nest cup; female and male build; 1 -2 broods per year non-migrator to partial migrator. moves t food sources insects, fruit, carrion, seeds, nuts, attracted to seed feeders

Nest: cavity; female and male build. 1 brood per year Non-migrator Insects, nuts, fruit, seed and suet feeders

Not sure what kind of bird this is. If you know, leave a message.

Our neighbors geese came by for a visit.

Watch momma wood duck carefully, even thou video ends, be assured momma duck was ok. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-duck

The male wood duck is on the right sitting atop the post while momma duck is sitting on the house and looking in to ensure everything

Two pair of woods ducks as they come by to check on their broods. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-duck

Every year we get resident wood duck from southern Indiana to nest in 1 of our two wood duck boxes. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/wood-duck

A yearly visitor, this heron resides here for the summer. While very shy, the heron provides many photo opportunities, if you are stealthy.

Red Headed Woodpecker eating suet

Hairynosed woodpecker chased off by a red-headed woodpecker

Red Headed Woodpecker at feeder. Beautiful Plummage

Another view of the local wildlife