A luck shot! These birds move fast and don't like people around their nests.

Nest building requires a lot of pecking.

The woodpecker takes a break from nest building to see what is happening outside.

The woodpecker returns to its nest at dusk. Loud squell of the little ones can be heard as the parent approaches,

Returning to the nest at dusk to feed the little ones.

Time for another food run to see the hunger offspring.

The babies are squeeling and now it's time to bring home some food.

Nuttalls woodpecker is flight.

Time to go back to the nest for the night.

Woodpeckers move fast. This one heads down from a higher branch towards the nest.

Notice how the tail feathers are used for balance.

This one is a mystery to me. Is this the other parent, who gets shoed away most of the time? The markings on this bird are distinctively different than the one I usually photograph. It too is bring food to the nest.

Checking out the nest.

I guess I was too close to the nest when this woodpecker came by. Instead of landing, it took off. A polite way, I guess, of asking me to leave.

Photo sequence put together like a panorama to show an action series.

Home for the evening.

And the woodpeckers are starting to be active again

Stashing food for winter in my roof!
Looks like this woodpecker's been doing this for a while!

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