A common ant-eating woodpecker of open areas, the Northern Flicker has two color forms found in different regions. The yellow-shafted form is common across the eastern and northern parts of North America, while the red-shafted form is the one found in the West.
It is the yellow-shafted (ie, it has a bright yellow coloring under its tail) seen in this photo and on the farm.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Mourning Dove
Abundant and widespread, the Mourning Dove is well known throughout most of North America. Its mournful call is heard from deserts to forest edges, from farmlands to inner cities.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Wild Turkey
"I froze and saw a few turkeys heading away, up a hill. More foraged farther up, and others to the right were threading their way through shrubs and boulders. Spread out across the hillside, the flock moved slowly to the left, noisily raking their feet through the leaves...
My approach drove half the flock over the crest of the hill; the rest went over a stone wall to the left. Suddenly, I was alone on the hillside, and all was quiet. An eerie peacefulness pervaded the scene—had they really been here, these feathered dinosaurs?
The proof was all around: dozens of bare circles of earth rimmed with leaves, a swath covering the full breadth of the hillside, bordered by a stone wall to the west, a road to the east. It was, I thought, an avian Stonehenge, and I had seen its creators at work."
~Robert Winkler
My approach drove half the flock over the crest of the hill; the rest went over a stone wall to the left. Suddenly, I was alone on the hillside, and all was quiet. An eerie peacefulness pervaded the scene—had they really been here, these feathered dinosaurs?
The proof was all around: dozens of bare circles of earth rimmed with leaves, a swath covering the full breadth of the hillside, bordered by a stone wall to the west, a road to the east. It was, I thought, an avian Stonehenge, and I had seen its creators at work."
~Robert Winkler
Monday, September 22, 2008
Northern Flicker
Or Yellow-Shafted Flicker, I believe, would be the most accurate name. In the woodpecker family, but doesn't have the more distinctive black/white coloration.
Eastern Towhee
This is not a very good photo, but you can see that the Towhee looks a bit similar in shape and size to the Robin, but has a white breast with red sides and a black back.
I've seen these guys in the blackberry briars at the farm, which has made getting a photo pretty tricky.
I've seen these guys in the blackberry briars at the farm, which has made getting a photo pretty tricky.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
American Redstart
Maybe. I am not at all sure of this one, as it is a new identify for me. I was suspecting some sort of Oriole, as I've seen Baltimore Orioles in these Indiana woods. But it does not appear to be any type of Oriole, so far as I can tell and the Redstart seems to match.
I spotted this one in September and there were several of these flying around with what looked like some finches.
I spotted this one in September and there were several of these flying around with what looked like some finches.
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