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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.
Kernville, Ca.
There are some things and words which have lost all meaning through use and abuse. Words. such as "hero" and objects such as the American flag have lost all the specialness they used to engender. Now the flag has become as much a political statement for the right wingnuts as it has of an honored history (or "perceived honorable"). In a way, America has become a sad parody of itself.
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.
My wishes is for all to stay save from the horrendous virus and remember to look after vulnerable neighbours.
This flagged stone path leads from Rosedale up toward the Disused Ironstone Railway track which traverses the head of the dale and round the the famous Chimney Bank. The track is in the final stages of being upgraded for easy access to all groups of people.
Rosedale is in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, England
Flag Reflections small town USA shop hanging in there window and reflecting lights in the street, found in North Carolina.
The new Whole Foods under construction in East Liberty. Zoom in to see the flag of the title, upper right.
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,
No need to comment......
Taken at Jones beach air show.
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.
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.
Moment captured at Veteran's Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. USA
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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!
166/2016
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!
Flag Ponds Nature Park is a nature preserve located in Lusby, Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Maryland. It is operated by the Calvert County Department of Natural Resources. The park includes nature trails and a beach for swimmers.(Wikipedia)
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.
My states flag is called the Ohio burgee, a swallow tailed design. The blue field represents Ohio's hills and valleys, the stripes it's roads and waterways. The 17 stars mean it is the 17th state; the red circle in the middle symbolizes a Buckeye and the white circle is the letter O for Ohio.