Northern Flicker and Memorial Day Party
Hi all,
The picture to the right offers a rather unique perspective of an adult male Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. (The Northern Flicker comes in two basic flavors - Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted. The Yellow-shafted' wings are yellow on the underside compared to the reddish tint of its colleague. Also, the Yellow-shafted has a black malar or mustache compared to the red one of the Red-shafted.) Anywho, it's a nice shot of Colaptes auratus...
Other stuff... We did the usual Memorial Day weekend stuff... Went to a BBQ. (Thanks B & C... That was a blast!) We got to talk with some old friends and make some new ones, have a few bottles of soda pop, munch, talk about old movies... Our host's backyard was spectacular - great lawn, bird feeders, a bird house complete with black-capped chickadees. It was just a nice day to enjoy and to reflect.
What else? Vince the oriole and Don the squirrel are living large. (You know that you're doing something right when those two are happy...) The catbirds have discovered the oriole feeder and partake... The sparrows are happy in their digs... We still haven't seen another rose-breasted grosbeak, but the Summer is young... Time will tell...
See you by the feeders,
CapeCodAlan
Cornell Ornithology Laboratory: Inside Birding
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