<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:44:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/woodpeckers/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[smap 245: black-rumped flameback]]></title><description><![CDATA[the black-rumped flameback Dinopium benghalense is the most common woodpecker we see in our garden in southern India, as here on a coconut tree. typicallly they will climb up the trunk often in a spiral]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@eolianpariah2/smap-245-black-rumped-flameback</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@eolianpariah2/smap-245-black-rumped-flameback</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eolianpariah2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:29:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBFumemgfzyexS7C3ut7JdtSH8jGxYNGuRo52S98sE9PiPwu9LkDFr7wF412xjXpCMzZhEBJLXuyCiJK8dPPT76VUyh5g5u3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Flicker for Feathered Friends Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[.Nothern Flickers are native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands. Flickers are one of the Woodpeckers who are frequent visitors to my feeders here in Wisconsin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/northern-flicker-for-feathered-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/northern-flicker-for-feathered-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[melinda010100]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqHhq9GiQnwekinQg3kv5FdEk3wqXMEREd7QCPWnuRPFwJjwQpbWXp9L8j5aVNd89bLMj1cQw2GcVdbBPLZvsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty Of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lone bird sitting on the roof of a house brought some fond memories back to me. In our last home, we had a bird feeder right outside our bedroom window. On the file cabinet near the window, we kept a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/myblog/@domgreg/beauty-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/myblog/@domgreg/beauty-of-god</guid><category><![CDATA[myblog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[domgreg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtjremzbU6gSZPo3VQSeemFX27hKAmxbeafnNAkoK64QaEotKM4jT1n4kHV4FyfSGKQX6zS8cRw6xM6bLYdnoHcGqZmqd81PK1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodpecker visitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each week @nelinoeva hosts a themed contest in the Feathered Friends Community. There are some great prizes. This week's theme is SMALL BIRDS. You can see the contest rules here My post is not a contest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/woodpecker-visitors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/woodpecker-visitors</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[melinda010100]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 22:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8S7QDE3c2xD8nKebsYuNbzMiWNKLJjHMMCE7PVRwPsdQwouMrLVyyjXdRZ9byZzGwb7SJT9of2hYCeQQQDDKPBb5AssiVyEWBmp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 132]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many times have we been caught without our camera when we see something out of the ordinary in the bird world? Well, not this time. Here is a sight I haven't seen too often, one bird feeding another,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@thebigsweed/feathered-friends-show-me-a-photo-contest-round-132</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@thebigsweed/feathered-friends-show-me-a-photo-contest-round-132</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBxkF63geenZbE44Ybd2Vc3cekqQUBu9k8UVJijfaBrrn2We4KBw8q92VqYCUpiXfGkf4LC8kdPXp5wGNUgoM4oxaniPGxC2ybbDabsNWbfgkdnLwqqj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing Woodpecker Chicks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good evening Hivers friends. Today drawing some small birds in their nest, they are woodpecker chicks, which I shaped with a 2B pencil to then apply colors and thus simulate their features and short plumage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@yris/drawing-woodpecker-chicks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@yris/drawing-woodpecker-chicks</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtLiFUgEER68Saudxpg1egAkuzWwtGPDjMfHzqrJBBuegJNPrVr6FzZnLmpnydpUbSCpofsVjgsuMVY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pileated Woodpecker at an Odd Angle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus is the largest woodpecker found widely in North America. They are always fun to see and yesterday I happened across this big guy when I heard the loud slow tapping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdbanter/pileated-woodpecker-at-an-odd-angle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdbanter/pileated-woodpecker-at-an-odd-angle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdbanter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH9tg1EG311SebbbseAc461gsdS1VfGbi86uEk3KqWD3murJeAZnfvr5auhmpTG3pj945mkyDMdCKgzsbc7genpqeysAEzE8F6mFa4gaLHKWybqyJuQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BIRD YOU WANT TO BE, AND FOR ME THE REASON IS OBVIOUS - SMaP #37]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I read this week's #SMap topic, @nelinoeva stated, Oh, how I wish to have their sight." Since we're wishing, Oh, how I wish to have this Red-Bellied Woodecker's hair. Look at that mop he's sporting.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@thebigsweed/the-bird-you-want-to-be-and-for-me-the-reason-is-obvious-smap-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@thebigsweed/the-bird-you-want-to-be-and-for-me-the-reason-is-obvious-smap-37</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Vr2idq9ytiGy4LHgNRhCdtuvaSaEFbQZCtGPbmjkLxBTsny3cD5KjZ1rK3mBroJHnWi5e2wWrrQixVELUN9dn8ownoAVU1vrMkr5GjM1ev5THZgza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizen Science: Project FeederWatch -- Count #18 Report 2020-2021 Season  w/Original Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citizen science is a great way to involve children and adults in discovery and contribute to scientific research and conservation. Project FeederWatch through Cornell University is a great way to get involved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168339/@etcmike/citizen-science-project-feederwatch-count-18-report-2020-2021-season-w-original-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168339/@etcmike/citizen-science-project-feederwatch-count-18-report-2020-2021-season-w-original-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168339]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[etcmike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2021 01:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqriQ533BLj5VQT1p6bT5Ud1sV8HnNFCDH8aMTuARXDurZUbPHyvFCK1C8pkvgXApXmfgjTKUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death by Pecking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow Nature Enthusiasts, Today we saw the damage to one of the giant pine trees at the lake house by a wood pecker or two! Searching for Meals Wood peckers aren’t too common around where we live but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@cmplxty/death-by-pecking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@cmplxty/death-by-pecking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmplxty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGo8WirU1cHbVoETM9o9gCU5Hxzf7rUksf2TRS8Eaw2zEaJpZCXhozuU8UTv54z6gN6Dp5Xrvk4tnt7USPi8BLa554mxxJnFiiJnr4v8uhupQHTAmMDmv6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 3 Woodpeckers: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Red-Bellied and Downy]]></title><description><![CDATA[This winter has brought many Woodpeckers to my feeders, with adding my homemade suet cakes I have recently added a new friend. He is a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), he is a medium size]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pinkdragonfly/woodpeckers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pinkdragonfly/woodpeckers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinkdragonfly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaapBH3qwmEZeimAxECSVo91H6DdUAVt2PqekxPARccSkPXqm1puagfVSTXNYF19FL5ub7eJtUzuYhSrsZB4ZbkNPAeW6GsBECbWnyzcDjxB8H9XUmf8vdD4Fn6bZ7SrxRegER7F5NUWmQV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodpeckers 2 Varieties]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my yard I have 2 varieties of Woodpeckers, one is a Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) the other one is a Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus). The Red-Bellied Woodpecker is slightly larger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pinkdragonfly/woodpeckers-2-variety-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@pinkdragonfly/woodpeckers-2-variety-s</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pinkdragonfly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 01:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaapBH3qwmEZeimAxECSVo91H6DdUAVt2PqekxPARccSkPXqm1puagfVSTXNYF19FSQAZaBzHkWBgZRhPDcWvWzZX4RxzWT4wfgSdMaVCVhMRJJci4VEgYYvug9VxefwoQdoTjQCbxpSVVLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree Removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tree needs to be removed. This is what happens when the bugs and wood peckers attack a tree.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treeremoval/@paulswansen/tree-removal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treeremoval/@paulswansen/tree-removal</guid><category><![CDATA[treeremoval]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paulswansen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsrYUTc5ojP7QkMFn5g3XLtenLte7cSSDxu9xqMUA7Cud5N5vm64tUpCoDZHR1Gh5aqHcCN1a6ei1uDa5YxDwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fеаthеrеd Mаstеrs оf Sоng]]></title><description><![CDATA[“In durаtiоn, vаriеty аnd соmplеxity, nо оthеr vосаlisаtiоns prоduсеd by аny оthеr аnimаl саn mаtсh thе sоng оf а bird,” sаys Dаvid Аttеnbоrоugh in his bооk Thе Lifе оf Birds. Birdsоngs оriginаtе nоt in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodpeckers/@woodpecker17/feathered-masters-of-song</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodpeckers/@woodpecker17/feathered-masters-of-song</guid><category><![CDATA[woodpeckers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[woodpecker17]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZekJ57TQM6DGre18dWQKynCcfdBaZqTH3uSkKBtymi7byFNK5bQmBjVQsXaLkBgGU5EC3xp3wuwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Woodpeckers Get Brain Damage like NFL Players? Contributed by @donkeypong]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent post on my blog, I discussed some of the challenges facing the National Football League (NFL) in the United States (though that was one heck of a great Superbowl game!). One of these challenges]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@communitycoin/do-woodpeckers-get-brain-damage-like-nfl-players-contributed-by-donkeypong</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@communitycoin/do-woodpeckers-get-brain-damage-like-nfl-players-contributed-by-donkeypong</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[communitycoin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 05:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SshfRwqufZBARVS3H6a6v8V82QGu7RSPxBeydSUJNjAjoEdfNVVUpyiTHextwpwuiJ4uvuMVhvKUQCBXEFJqmDYBXptSboN3o1MsuYEDK5boYgwdUC7KAv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A real head banger: - woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Near them there is a group of pestering birds and it includes peculates, Wryneck and Sapsuckers. This woodpecker is part of Picidae's family. These birds have gone on earth 25 million years ago. (Source]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/birds/@aaryaan/a-real-head-banger-woodpeckers-show-signs-of-potential-brain-damage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/birds/@aaryaan/a-real-head-banger-woodpeckers-show-signs-of-potential-brain-damage</guid><category><![CDATA[birds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aaryaan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGCRgQcdajL84U9HdT4yhTzhitZnkkmTQF7iHYWVa2qKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ TreeTuesday Photography "Dead Tree Stumps"]]></title><description><![CDATA[These stumps sit in one of my brothers gardens and a Pileated Woodpecker has been feasting on the creatures living in the dead wood. They are such a beautiful bird and you can hear their loud pounding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@sunscape/treetuesday-photography-dead-tree-stumps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/treetuesday/@sunscape/treetuesday-photography-dead-tree-stumps</guid><category><![CDATA[treetuesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunscape]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG8Y94HbMccXioKhFz1oQSLwFtybEPekDRhCjrawXi74S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woodpeckers and allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/birds/@audreylogan/woodpeckers-and-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/birds/@audreylogan/woodpeckers-and-allies</guid><category><![CDATA[birds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[audreylogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8th8uW8KLF3g8uiZCbtNiEmhBy5c5CmHiXzvaKq3qQDzHAMPTFRiwt46hfnwCmk1yBrKAbCs1E12chbuB9FRS7iAmpGJBbwKAx2iueHwyzEmQAjeyGoYfgbU8Qspq6c4DSMqNuGRTJJNXWJ2gohHdtLZAaAxtZnPoTTjWS65Hxy6s8SeDA6oeBiFKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acorn woodpeckers are a lesson in unique family dynamics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been found that the valvular (melanrops formicirus) is not your usual challenges. Photographer Mark Hetherington, who wrote this picture in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, writes: I saw these two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodpeckers/@haxor.crypto/acorn-woodpeckers-are-a-lesson-in-unique-family-dynamics-446d90232c9c8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodpeckers/@haxor.crypto/acorn-woodpeckers-are-a-lesson-in-unique-family-dynamics-446d90232c9c8</guid><category><![CDATA[woodpeckers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[haxor.crypto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVTQ7BeR8M1uS6wZPcptC4moHQDXhSmXu5za9QzxT9QrwMitjoYtwjnGkbHUXEZjK3AkCnNmmXkRS5mECK8rfEM9i2SSc9Gi8tBa5pN2oZpWiqQ7eEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Woodpecker.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I saw a woodpecker. He tapped on the tree and listened attentively. He was enthusiastic and I took a little picture of him. See my photos. Thanks for watching and your attention.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@grildrig/morning-woodpecker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@grildrig/morning-woodpecker</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grildrig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybtxtc9C5hfW54F45ASshLLtKW2z1pA1PStw8AABaQmwWLYYUP6dPrMjNMvp26FX4chSCRZTdahf7rKb6BrAKFXTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>