Crap picture of a Life Bird: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker!!! ? !!!
The geeks at ebird are sure that this is a yellow-bellied juvenile female and not a red-naped, even though the juveniles of both species are almost identical. But this has light coloring with a distinct yellowish cast, and it's still in nearly complete juvenile plumage at the beginning of January. Apparently red-napes go into adult plumage during fall. But that makes it a life bird, and a bloody rare bird for California!
And sorry about the poor picture quality, but I only had the one afternoon this week to go birding, and it was a gray, foggy, drizzly day with crap visibility. This is the best my camera can do in those conditions.
Novato, Ca. Jan. 2021! Happy new year!
Crap picture of a Life Bird: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker!!! ? !!!
The geeks at ebird are sure that this is a yellow-bellied juvenile female and not a red-naped, even though the juveniles of both species are almost identical. But this has light coloring with a distinct yellowish cast, and it's still in nearly complete juvenile plumage at the beginning of January. Apparently red-napes go into adult plumage during fall. But that makes it a life bird, and a bloody rare bird for California!
And sorry about the poor picture quality, but I only had the one afternoon this week to go birding, and it was a gray, foggy, drizzly day with crap visibility. This is the best my camera can do in those conditions.
Novato, Ca. Jan. 2021! Happy new year!