I occasionally have Downy Woodpeckers come to the nectar feeders that hang
at my kitchen window.

The feeders (saucer-shaped oriole and hummingbird feeders from Wild Birds
Unlimited) hang by a long metal hooks.  The woodpecker lands on the hook,  then
slides down to the feeder like a firefighter on a pole.  The  feeders are only
inches from my kitchen window so as they feed, I am able  to watch their long
tongues through the clear plastic.

Sheryl Young
Sandusky



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