Tuesday was quite simply, the best Spring day. It started with a wonderful hot shower in the morning, and as I dressed, I heard a loud thump on my bedroom window. Bird!
I raced down the stairs and opened the door and there lay a Northern Flicker Woodpecker. He was lying completely still on his side and I feared he was dead!
I felt tears well up in my eyes, as I thought he was dead. But I inspected him a little more closely and he blinked at me!
I went to get my gloves and I carefully turned him right side up to inspect him and check for broken feet wings, or neck. He seemed to be in one piece, but I am sure he had one heck of a headache!
Isn’t he handsome? I looked up all about him and discovered that yes, this is a male. As I spoke to him I called him Woody, and I tried to soothe him.
I decided then to move him carefully to an area on our driveway under the briars where he would be safe from predators while he recovered. He never struggled as I moved him and when I set him down he winked at me again.
I left him there for an hour, watching intently from the window. After an hour or so, I went back out to see how Woody was doing and as I approached him, he jumped up and down and then…flew off!
I stood there watching, then jumped up and down waving my hands in the air! Go, Woody, Go!!!
After this, I checked our Lake and at 11:30 Tuesday morning, Lake Waukewan was iced out!
The big lake, Lake Winnipesaukee was still not clear, but it is expected by the morning to be free of ice as well. Ice Out is a big dear up here in New Hampshire!
Lucky little fellow. Birds don’t always survive such a crash.
Good for Woody! Glad he recovered.
Little Woody is lucky to have had his accident in your yard. Glad he is okay. I’m also glad your lakes are almost free of ice! Hooray!
Every so often we have a bird hit one of windows.