I had first heard their calls and noticed the two birds face to face about a 100 feet away and snapped a few digi-bin photos.
A photo through the binocular.
The scenario took place over several minutes so there was plenty of time to get the scope from the car, and take some digi-scope shots for a closer perspective.
The birds would alternate raising their heads ... the right bird...
...then the left...back and forth almost like a game of tennis...
...some wing spreading... 
....the left hand bird on "the charge....
...then a retreat....
...its tail fanned a bit...
...and a "frozen" still-pose.After about 15 minutes the both birds moved on, I am not sure who today's winner was, but likely the drama will continue.
2 comments:
Very cool. I've never seen anything like it.
Tom, excellent post! You solved a mystery for me. I have a couple of photos of a hairy woodpecker raising its head and looking skyward. I puzzled over what it meant, thought maybe begging behavior of a juvenile, but it didn't really fit. I did not see the second woodpecker, probably was hidden by leaves. I have to dig out those photos and take another look.
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