Nuttall’s Woodpecker
I captured this Nuttall’s Woodpecker perched upon a birch tree. I titled this image “Nature’s Balance” because of the symmetry of black and white. The white birch tree and black…
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With help, Brown-headed Nuthatch returns to Missouri
Over the past few centuries, fire suppression and overharvesting greatly reduced Missouri’s open pine and mixed-pine woodlands. As the habitats dwindled, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and other pine-specialist species vanished… Read More “With help, Brown-headed Nuthatch returns to Missouri”
Encounters with Brown Wood-Rail in Ecuador
…yet undetected by my novice eye. Orange-fronted Barbets often appeared at the same time, but they seemed mysteriously silent when foraging nearby. “What. IS. That. Bird?” I wondered. With childlike… Read More “Encounters with Brown Wood-Rail in Ecuador”
Red-bellied Woodpeckers
Red-bellied Woodpeckers feuding over a fence post. Hendry Country, Florida. December 2020.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker in my Bloomington, IN backyard, 17 Feb, 2021
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been fortunate to spend some time with Red-breasted Nuthatches at a local wildlife sanctuary in my area. I normally see them either scaling a…
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been fortunate to spend some time with Red-breasted Nuthatches at a local wildlife sanctuary in my area. Here is a classic look at one…
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker feeding on the back garden lawn.
10 bird species that need our help now
…over 90 percent of its original habitat. After going unseen for five decades, the bristlefront was rediscovered in 1995, though not until several years later did researchers pinpoint the site… Read More “10 bird species that need our help now”
Red-tailed Hawk
This leucistic Red-tail is the bird of the winter for me. Saw it today while out for a Sunday afternoon drive just north of Kingston, Ontario.