Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: perched on hand

This male Downy Woodpecker flew down to the hand of someone (Darlene) who was with us yesterday morning when we were walking from Burnsmead to Highway 22X, on the east side of the Bow River, in Fish Creek Park. It's such a thrill to have one of these birds on ones hand - it happens so rarely! I have had a female Downy on my hand on two occasions - and she didn't look anywhere near as big as this guy : )

In certain parts of the city, the little Black-capped Chickadees will fly down to your hand, even if you are simply pointing something out to someone or even just raising your camera to take a photo. On the very rare occasion, a Downy Woodpecker copies its Chickadee friends. This little male gave this person the thrill of a lifetime when it landed on her hand.