American Red Squirrel Leaving Home -I'm out tomorrow so you get the rest of the story today! 8667b+

            This week's theme and story is about a tree that I like to call the "Condo Tree." I've watched it over the last couple of years and many birds desire the location. In fact, there is usually a lot of bickering that goes on before the final who gets what nest is decided. This week I'll show some of the potential tenants. First up is this red-naped sapsucker. He was the first bird I saw trying to make it a home. In this image he was doing the excavations. But it wasn't long before others tried to take over...  
The sapsucker flew off for a few minutes and in came a pair of tree swallows. Mr. Swallow immediately began to make preparations and even had the missus check it out. After that there was some squabbling as she didn't seem to be "in love with the place." As that was going on there was a random House Wren attempting a hostile takeover. The Wren eventually gave up the prime location for a smaller cavity nest about 10 inches below. The next time I visited the tree I was surprised to find a top floor cavity nest which a Northern Flicker seemed to be in charge of. A while after the Flicker flew off, imagine my surprise when an American Red Squirrel popped its head out and eventually came to rest on the branch above the nest. Condo Tree Drama!!
   

Taken on: April 26, 2020

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