Monday, February 11, 2008

New Birds

P1020420cropNorthern Flickers - Colaptes auratus

Ok, these birds aren't actually new... just new to me. I saw one in our backyard a month or two ago, but it was too dark to see clearly and I couldn't get a picture. Flickers are related to woodpeckers, but they prefer to eat ants off the ground.

Finally, on my walk from work to Bethany though the powerline park, I saw one. (There are two in this picture, but I only saw one when I took it.) Hopefully I'll see them again on a clear day. This picture was so dark that I had to use the computer to increase the contrast and make this picture clearer.

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