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In the past couple of weeks feathered parents have been kept extremely busy feeding their newly fledged youngsters and keeping them from harm. Mama Downey Woodpecker flew to the suet feeder, quickly followed by a nearly-as-large offspring that waited for her to pick food from the suet block and feed him/her. The little one made no attempt to get food for itself. The baby wrens also have left the nest and the ...
JULIE JOHNSTON/Ledger photo
Sep. 30, 2018 7:48 pm
In the past couple of weeks feathered parents have been kept extremely busy feeding their newly fledged youngsters and keeping them from harm. Mama Downey Woodpecker flew to the suet feeder, quickly followed by a nearly-as-large offspring that waited for her to pick food from the suet block and feed him/her. The little one made no attempt to get food for itself. The baby wrens also have left the nest and the parents appear to be nest building in another house. The robins continue to build nests as do the sparrows.
