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2011/10/19 | 
Author Topknot Pigeon
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
There ar approximately 20 species of woodpeckers found in North America. Perhaps the one with the most notoriety and certainly the most press in the Ivory Billed Woodpecker sometimes referred to as the “Lord-to-God Bird”. Its existence is a matter of much debate. You need not worry about it coming into your backyard. Its nighest cousin, the Pileated, does visit backyards in the wooded South.
More commonly seen in backyards ar the Red Bellied and Downy Woodpeckers and the Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. The Sapsucker doesn’t like feeders because of its unique feeding habits. It prefers Read the rest of this entry »
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2011/09/09 | Author Topknot Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
The beautiful Red-shafted Northern Flickers have been abundant around my yard lately. Flickers are members of the woodpecker family. They ar grayish brown with black bars on the back with patched underparts and a white rump, conspicuous in flight. They also have a black, crescent shaped bib. The red-shafted variety has red patches in their wings that are obvious in flight. The yellow-shafted variety, commonly found east of the Rockies, has yellow patches. The male Red-shafted Northern Flicker has a red mustache stripe, the male Yellow-shafted has a black mustache stripe. The female is without a moustache stripe.
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