Hi: We have had a young red-bellied woodpecker screeching in our bradford pear trees for over 2 weeks. He is friendly, and allows my 7 yrold to get within 2 feet of him while climbing the trees...
He is drilling rows of holes in the trees... Is there anything we can feed this bird to vary his diet and calm the screeching?

I was walking outside one day when I heard a strange noise.I looked up and saw a Great Blue Heron flying about 3 feet above me.Later,I regreted I had not had my camera at the time.

I have been birding about six years but never had time to find a good life list program to put on my computer.

My special bird is I have Nutmeg Mannikins. I have so many that they scare the sparrows off my feeders.

This is our first year in a new house after living in our previous house for thirty years!!!