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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.
There were a lot of birds flying around here , but they were very skittish and no sooner they landed on a branch they flew off ! From no where a elderly gentleman came and filled the feeders with bird seed . He told us that he did this every day . Maybe the birds knew he was on his way . Hence the shot of the robin and many others that came to feed !
A pair of sandhill cranes foraging in a snow covered field on the edge of Uihlein Waterfowl Production Area south of the small community of Waukau, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Although it's possible that we'll get another round of snow this April, it's may be a good bet that this was the last of the season.
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MY B&W photography :
...good morning all...from the prairies of Manitoba...current temperature at -23 Celsius, with the windchill, it feels like -35 Celsius (weather office report) and snow is headed our way for all day today.
This pelican shot was taken last summer.
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Clipped wings, I was a broken thing
Had a voice, had a voice but I could not sing
You would wind me down
I struggled on the ground, oh
So lost, the line had been crossed
Had a voice, had a voice but I could not talk
You held me down
I struggle to fly now, oh
Songwriters: Sia Furler / Gregory Kurstin
Picture Taken @ Wild Edge
"and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own"
Excerpt from I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
By Maya Angelou
Watching the birds from my porch.
Have a great day of thank you all for your visits comments and faves much appreciated!
Abençoado e Lindo Fim de Semana para meus Queridos Amigos
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Blessed and Beautiful Weekend to my Dear Friends
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Week-end Heureux et Belle pour mes Chers Amis
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Fin de semana Bienaventurado y Hermoso para mis Queridos Amigos
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Beato e Bella Fine Settimana per i miei Cari Amici.
Filmed and edited by Kelvin Ho
At The Anglian Water Bird Watching CenteRutland Water Nature Reserve, Oakham
the Schalow's turaco (tauraco schalowi) is an uncommon bird with a quite restricted range,
in southern africa just the zambesi river valley.
turacos are usually a big trouble for photographers.
very beautiful birds but used to stay high in the forest canopy and quite hidden.
this beauty was looking for fruits on a tree next to my tend.i'm always ready so when i saw the bird i finally got it but...
6400isos handheld and backlit...a very complicate post production work especially due backlit and shadows
to be open...
we have to do our best,birds love backlight!
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