Friday, 5 January 2018

Change of Diet

I have noticed over the last few weeks that I never see Great Spotted Woodpeckers on the peanut feeders anymore. This is one acting as expected from March 2016. This week each time I've seen a Great Spot feeding it has been on a sun-flower heart feeder. Such has been the wind and light I haven't taken a picture, but I was wondering if this change was widespread, or have the ones feeding in my garden made a unilateral decision to change?
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4 comments:

  1. Ragged Robin6 January 2018 at 11:28:00 GMT

    I do enjoy reading your blog but haven't commented before. I stopped feeding peanuts some years ago as all species (including Great Spotted Woodpeckers) were ignoring them and just eating sunflower hearts.

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  2. Tony Morris6 January 2018 at 16:08:00 GMT

    Hi Ragged Robin", thanks for the comment. I see you are also a "mother", I hope you seen my mothing blog http://tonysmothstoidentiy.blogspot.co.uk/
    Tony.

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  3. Bill McL7 January 2018 at 08:16:00 GMT

    I too have noticed a female has changed gradually to preferring sunflower hearts to peanuts in the last few months.

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  4. Ragged Robin8 January 2018 at 14:15:00 GMT

    Hi again - I hadn't seen your moth blog so will certainly be checking it out. Thank you for the link.

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