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The picture was taken through a glass window.
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Bird watching is a all day thing with us if is not me my 2 babies will,
Ziggy and Lara at the kitchen window looking at the garden for birdies.
Voglia di spiccare il volo....finalmente...
Si può...e bisogna crederci...senza mollare,perchè il "volo" è quel che conta...
This little beauty perched on a blackberry lily stem in order to inspect the milkweed below.
Too bad, so sad... There were no caterpillars to be found at that time. The mean ole' clicking monster had already collected them from that area to raise in protective custody.
This image is another taken from the living room window. I love being outside but when I'm not outside, I find myself at the window pretty often. Making the switch to a picture window in order to have a better view of the backyard has been well worth the expense.
Have a terrific Thursday and happy snapping.
It was amazing to see these beautiful Northern Gannets on Bonaventure Island in the Gaspe´ Peninusla.
Bird Of Paradise, Snowy White
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewjw3wlVttQ
Saw you flying by
Flash of Turquoise Blue
I just had to try
To keep your life in view
My bird of paradise
Sweet bird of paradise
Wish that I could fly
I'd be beside you now
But I can only sigh
And watch you circle round
My bird of paradise
So you fly away
When will you come again
So I can watch you play
In the pouring rain
Sweet bird of paradise
My bird of paradise
The birds were out to help us asses the damage from the ice storm. The woodpeckers were very interested in all of the broken limbs. ;-)
The Red-headed Woodpecker is a gorgeous woodpecker bird with a bright red head from which it got its name. This North American species, with its boldly-patterned plumage, is popular among the bird-watchers and is widely spread almost all across the country, and is known in different names like ‘flag bird’ and ‘patriotic bird’. Once a very common bird in the country’s eastern part, this species has been showing long-term declines in a moderately rapid rate, which is primarily because of their degradation and loss of habitat in recent decades.
The red-headed woodpecker was a favorite to celebrated ornithologists like Alexander Wilson and Audubon.
These birds are ‘monomorphic’, which means, the males and females look so similar that, they are practically indistinguishable even when taken in the hand. To know the gender, you actually need to run a DNA test or a dissection of the bird.
This species is the only woodpecker in the eastern part that has a completely red head.
In 1996, the RHW was featured on a United States Postal Service 2-cent stamp.
These are one of the only four woodpecker species that cover their reserved foods with bark or wood. They would even store live stocks like grasshoppers wedged so tightly in a crevice that it is impossible for the insect to escape.
This species of woodpeckers is relatively small compared to others in its family.
The presence of white patches on its wings makes them especially noticeable when they are flying.
In this species, the annual adult survivorship is estimated to be around 62%.
This bird can dig holes that can measure up to 20 to 60 centimeters in depth.
A red-headed woodpecker takes 2-3 weeks or more to excavate one single hole.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.