That went out before I finished thinking... You have a beautiful shot of
our red-topped friend!
His lady looks like she's bald.
Her red runs up her neck and then stops. Picks up just a bit above her
beak.
First time I saw her, thought he had been in am accident.
On Jul 25, 2015 11:27 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, Rick.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/25/2015 9:02 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>
>> The red bellied is correct... Weird as that sounds. It's more like a rusty
>> patch, Jim. He's one of our residents, too.
>> On Jul 25, 2015 3:34 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Chris. I still didn't get the back markings in sharp focus.
>>>
>>> Ric Carter, on the LUG, identified it as a Red-bellied Woodpecker, though
>>> the belly is not really red. From my searches, I think he is correct.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>> On 7/25/2015 2:30 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>>>
>>> I don’t know, Jim, but it’s a lovely bird.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On 25 Jul 2015, at 20:22, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> These woodpeckers have been around our area for a number of years, and
>>>>> I
>>>>> have referred to them as Ladder-backed Woodpeckers. However, the
>>>>> reference
>>>>> books show the range of the Ladder-backed to be the southwestern US and
>>>>> Mexico. I can't find a better match of these markings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone got a better idea?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ladder-Backed+Woodpecker.TIFF.html
>>>>> <
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ladder-Backed+Woodpecker.TIFF.html
>>>>> X-E1 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, 2X Extender, ISO 400, 1/40 at f/8, RAW,
>>>>> Tripod
>>>>>
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