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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.
Photographed on a Vancouver-area Four Thirds Photographers photowalk to celebrate Four Thirds Day with Daniel, Don, John, Jonathan, Mike, NJ, Rob, and Yukiko. Hunter and Hare, West Pender Street, downtown Vancouver. April 3, 2016.
Blowing and drifting snow against a brightly painted building along Historic Main Street, in Park City, Utah.
View from the pier on Cyprus.
This photo was taken in the spring of 2015, in the early morning in Girne,Cyprus
This tattered flag is due to be replaced I hope by the owners ... but maybe it could be used to fly over Baltimore City, the rioting there is not the best display of America.
I forgot to post this today, June 14 is our Flag day,
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Taken at Jones beach air show.
For Smile on Saturday, the colors of the US flag (and many others) without showing a flag itself. This is the stainless steel handrail of our former boat, reflecting my red jacket, the white side of the boat, and the blue sky (and an island in the distance).
Happy Slider Sunday!
Switching gears again. Some of you may see an echo of the Texas state flag in this compilation of images from Texas.
35ème édition de "Il était une fois le Pas de Calais libéré" Haillicourt (62)
35th edition of "Once upon a time the Pas de Calais liberated" - Haillicourt - France
I was working on this for Smile on Saturday's theme "flag unflagged" but thought it might be a bit too processed for that group. Also, I really liked the red, white, and blue shot I did post to the group. And I thought it was especially suited for the theme - kind of echoing the US flag's stripes and the flares mimicking stars. I do like this image too, though, and it will be fine for Sliders Sunday. Slava Ukraini!
This started as a close-up shot of a large group of orange, white, and black balloons attached to a screen to serve as a background for people's selfies at a graduation party.
Saw this in the corner of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the colors Red, White, and Green are the colors of many national flags.... name your favorite.
Wonderful Nude Diver Mascot on a 1930 Rolls, in B&W. Superb sculpture.
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Focus stack (10 images) Shot with single off-camera strobe (Godox AD200Pro/XPro II L trigger), bare bulb, mounted to overhead boom.
Shot for Smile on Saturday, theme - FLAG UNFLAGGED.
This shot is from several years ago as I have next to no snow at all so far this winter and I am missing it!
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On June 14th we honor Old Glory on National Flag Day. This day commemorates the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.
Smile on Saturday" and "flag unflagged"
Apart from the kitchen, I used this cotton kitchen thread this year as a decorative ribbon for Christmas gifts. The thread is in the color of the Italian flag because I am a big fan of Italian cuisine.
HSoS!
The blue flag is a perfect example of why I love wildflowers and enjoy photographing them. The domesticated, garden iris is larger, more showy and comes in a variety of bright colors. But they are planted, fertilized and watered by humans and they contribute very little to the environment, other than their beauty. The wild iris has been on its own for eons, is beautiful in its own right, and provides food and pollen to native pollinators and other important critters. Photographed in the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in western Wisconsin.
NS train 315 charges through CP MENTOR on a warm summer evening. Leading the train today are two Union Pacific Locomotives, an AC6000CW rebuild and an SD70ACe, and a Norfolk Southern AC44C6M.