#red crested woodpecker

[fernx3]

Photos from my three hour long walk today :3

[draculavian]

Day 10-18 of birdtober 2024 [list by @/aholmesartstudio on Instagram]

Black crested titmouse ☆ Barn swallow ☆ House finch

Carolina wren ☆ American crow ☆ Red headed woodpecker

White winged dove ☆ Great tailed grackle ☆ House sparrow

[dansnaturepictures]

05/08/2024-Lesser Black-backed Gull at Lakeside, clover on the green out the front, fuchsia out the front and Great Crested Grebe I got special views of them today including the young, Greylag Goose and view on walks at Lakeside today.

A surprise sighting of centaury on the green out the front the first I'd ever seen locally one of my favourite flowers, red bartsia, hemp agrimony, female Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, bee, Green Woodpecker and Chiffchaff heard and Goldfinches at home and on both of my Lakeside walks were other highlights today.

[ceruleanvulpine]

huge respect to @myxinidaes for reblogging that post with 100 birds

[pmg227]

Bird Photos from May '23

Male Wood Duck and Solitary Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Cedar Waxwing White-eyed Vireo Mallard Family Wood Duck Pair Barred Owl Cooper’s Hawk Great Crested Flycatcher Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Towhee Red-shouldered Hawk chicks Pine Warbler Mother Downy Woodpecker feeding fledgling Great Blue Heron

[butcherlarry]

Exercise Fic Recs 17

Talk To Me by Mawiiish (Superbat sick fic, my beloved)

love will abide by TheResurrectionist (Superbat.  One night stand, why won’t they admit they love each other, jfc they are both so stubborn)

A Night Off series by Mawiiish (Superbat.  Identity porn.  They meet up, have a one night stand, but keep meeting each other.  Shenanigans ensue)

control by TheResurrectionist (Superbat kinda.  Bruce gets roofied and Clark helps him out.

Known Unknowns by amyritter (Superbat.  An update of the Bruce doctor AU.  I am foaming at the mouth for the next update :) )

Guardian Dog by BombusBombus  (Superbat.  I recced this last week and it’s complete!  GO READ IT, IT’S SO GOOD YOU GUYS)

A wounded bat can still fly by Mawiiish  (Superbat.  Bruce gets injured and Clark takes care of him.  Sexy times ensue)

My latte and croissant!  This one is a ham and cheese one!  SO GOOD.

Saw some great birds at the arboretum today!  

An indigo bunting:

And his lovely wife :)

A great crested flycatcher!  They were so high up, it was hard to get a good picture of them, but you can kinda see their crest and yellow belly:

A white-breasted nuthatch!  I love their little pose:

A red-bellied woodpecker:

A male cardinal, hiding in the trees:

A little downy woodpecker.  A male, I think, because of the red patch on the back of his head:

Since it is Mother’s Day today, there was a lot of people at the arboretum to look at the pretty flowers.  And there were so many pretty flowers!  My favorite were the irises:

Some nice scenery.  This little area is their herb garden!  So cool!

Some chives (I think) from the herb garden.

LOOK AT THESE AMAZING GOTH FLOWERS:

Not sure what these are, I just thought they were neat!

There were also a lot of paeonies blooming!

These ones were called “hot chocolate” paeonies

Lily pads!

I just liked these orange flowers:

Purple flowers!

This one was neat too!

Kinda flower heavy today with the pictures, but they were all so pretty!  I couldn’t help myself :)

[luulapants]

Rating the birds in my backyard by tendency toward violence

Northern Cardinal, 4/10

I'm sometimes worried the male is sexually harassing the female but I'm pretty sure they're just doing some elaborate public pickup roleplay. The rest of us didn't agree to participate in your kink, guys.

American Robin, 1/10

Literally just some dude hanging out. Never bothered anyone but worms. Big fan of the way you just stand there in the middle of the grass like you forgot what you were supposed to be doing.

House Sparrow, 10/10

You're a gang. You're participating in gang violence. There's ten billion of you living in a single wood pile and it's been civil war for three years now. When will the bloodshed end?

Tufted Titmouse, 1/10

A shy baby. A pretty little guy. I saw you on the neighbor's garage roof and time stopped. There were anime sparkles around you. Come back.

European Starling, 9/10

Why is it always you? Listen, I know, I KNOW the sparrows are the problem, and YET. When the fighting starts, it's always you in the middle of it, provoking them and then screaming like you're an innocent bystander defending yourself. I'm onto you.

Carolina Wren, 3/10

This rating is not for physical violence, which you don't engage in, but for your role as an incurable narc. A tattle tale. I know they're fighting again, okay? I see it. Our yard has been a warzone for years, you don't have to make a big announcement every time someone misbehaves.

Eastern Wood-Peewee, 0/10

If this were "birds who think they're better than everyone else," you'd get 10/10.

Red-bellied Woodpecker, 6/10

It's a utility pole. It's not a tree. You're surrounded by trees that are full of bugs. But there you are, on the utility pole. Committing vandalism.

American Crow, unrated

For who am I to cast judgment on the actions of La Famiglia? I assume you are doing what is best for the neighborhood. If I could, though, without criticism, make a single observation. That when large numbers of you gather in the ominous dead cottonwood - no? No, you're right. None of my business.

Great Crested Flycatcher, 5/10

Frankly, I think you could be doing more. I think your name implies a great potential. I think you should massacre the insects. I think your beak should drip with viscera.

Stay tuned for more criminal activity!

[vestaignis]

Хохлатая желна (лат. Dryocopus pileatus) — птица рода желны, семейства дятловых, широко представленная в Северной Америке.

Длина тела составляет от 40 до 49 см, масса от 250 до 350 г. Оперение в основном чёрное с красным хохолком и белой полосой, спускающейся по бокам до шеи. Самцы имеют больше красной окраски на лбу, а также полосу, которая идёт от клюва до горла, а у самок эти части тела — чёрные. Нижние края крыльев — белые. 

Хохлатая желна обитает в лесах на востоке Канады и на тихоокеанском побережье Канады и США. Ведет оседлый образ жизни. Гнездится в дуплах, которые выдалбливает в стволах мертвых деревьев. Питается в основном насекомыми и их личинками, которых добывает, раздалбливая кору и древесину деревьев. Также употребляет в пищу фрукты и ягоды.

The pileated woodpecker (Latin Dryocopus pileatus) is a bird of the genus Dryocopus, the woodpecker family, widely represented in North America.

The body length is from 40 to 49 cm, the weight is from 250 to 350 g. The plumage is mainly black with a red crest and a white stripe going down the sides to the neck. Males have more red coloring on the forehead, as well as a stripe that goes from the beak to the throat, and in females these parts of the body are black. The lower edges of the wings are white.

The pileated woodpecker lives in the forests of eastern Canada and on the Pacific coast of Canada and the United States. It leads a sedentary lifestyle. It nests in hollows that it hollows out in the trunks of dead trees. It feeds mainly on insects and their larvae, which it gets by hollowing out the bark and wood of trees. It also eats fruits and berries.

Источник:://vk.com/wall-2344658_64682,/ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Хохлатая_желна, ebird.org/species/pilwoo?siteLanguage=ru.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Word List: Gold

beautiful words with "gold" for your next poem/story

Goldbrick - a worthless brick that appears to be of gold; something that appears to be valuable but is actually worthless

Goldcrest - golden-crested kinglet, specifically: a tiny European kinglet (Regulus regulus) having a bright yellow crown patch bordered with black

Goldcup - buttercup; a marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

Goldenbush - any of various rabbitbrushes (especially genus Ericameria)

Goldeneye - either of two diving ducks (genus Bucephala) with small yellow eyes; a lacewing (family Chrysopidae) with yellow eyes

Goldentwig - a red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera flaviramea) with yellow branchlets

Goldenwing - a flicker (Colaptes auratus) or a kind of woodpecker

Goldflower - any of several yellow-flowered or predominantly yellow-flowered composite plants

Goldmist - a grayish yellow that is greener and very slightly lighter than chamois and greener, lighter, and stronger than old ivory or crash

Goldspink - the European goldfinch

Goldstone - aventurine glass spangled close and fine with particles of gold-colored material

Goldthread - a plant of the genus Coptis especially: a low smooth perennial North American herb (C. groenlandica) with alternately divided leaves and a bright yellow rootstock

Goldweed - any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus especially: corn crowfoot i.e., a common European crowfoot (Ranunculus arvensis) with pale yellow flowers and spiny achenes

Marigold - any of a genus (Tagetes) of composite herbs with showy usually yellow, orange, or maroon flower heads

Palegold - a metallic powder made of a brass alloy and having the appearance of gold when used as a paint pigment

If any of these words inspire your writing, do tag me or send me a link. I'd love to read your work!

More: Word Lists

[mutant-distraction]

Jopet Sy. photographer

Luzon Flameback

Sierra Madre, Philippines / August 2024

A large woodpecker of lowland and foothill wooded areas on Luzon and neighboring islands, with a red back, a yellowish belly with indistinct patterning, and black on the tail, edge to the wing, neck, and chest. Note the obvious white spotting on the chest, neck, and line behind the eye. Angled crest is black with white spots in the female and red in the male. Unmistakable. The only other similarly sized woodpecker in its range is Northern Sooty-Woodpecker, which is entirely dark. Voice includes a series of short ringing notes, “ki-ki-ki-ki-ki!”

[homocidalpotat]

100 followers milestone!

First off, I want to thank everyone who has got me to this number! I really appreciate every one of you and I'm glad I have created a blog that not only I enjoy, but all of you can too :3

As a celebration of my 100+ beloved followers, I'm making an ask game! I will separate it into two sections- followers and mutuals. If you follow me, you can send me an ask with some of the options in the follower section. If you're a mutual of mine, you can send me an ask from both sections. You can send me as many asks as you want.

I've themed it on European forests, with followers getting object and plant themes and mutuals getting animals.

Followers

Tree bark: I will give you a compliment

Fly agaric: Just get to know me a little bit! You can ask what my favourite colour is or something, tame questions like that

Pinecone: Assign me to a disney character

Maple leaf: I will pick a sweet treat to virtually give you that I think you'd like

Chicken of the woods: I will tell you whatever I'm thinking of at the time I respond to your ask

Tree sap: Recommend a fandom for me to get stuck into

Oak leaf: I will assign a totally random, off-the-top-of-my-head historical figure to you

Moss: I will tell you something reassuring

Pine needle: Give me some constructive criticism on anything

Mutuals

Red-crested woodpecker: We can chat/shout/hc/etc about a shared interest

Great tit: I will tell you an embarrassing story

Fox: Ask me a random question about me (if I don't feel comfortable asking, you can always ask me a different question)

Rabbit: I will send you a picture of Toby or one of my rabbits (Snuggles and Peter)

Squirrel: I will give you a random fact

Song thrush: I will assign a song to you that I think you will like/will fit your vibe. This might end up as me recommending a random song from my playlist...

Roe deer: I will make you a moodboard

Barn owl: I will show you a picture of something cool in my hoarde of stuff

Badger: Play a word game with me (20 questions, word association, etc)

Hedgehog: Give me a headcanon about me

Frog: I will give you a headcanon about you

BONUS FOR MUTUALS I INTERACT WITH A LOT

Nymph: I will plan out a day spent with you! (Or longer, you can specify) (e.g. we go to the mall and then we go to KFC or something)

(Credit to @strangergraphics and @saradika-graphics for the dividers)

Tagging my mutuals: @almosthumanjessi @animal-lover-forever @anglptera @anything-for-my-moony-1971 @bleep-bloop-boo @calypso10191 @chaoticgremlin-1 @cheekyboybeth (btw, thanks for helping me with setting this up, mum!) @dandelionflowery @dracosleftarsecheek @green-001 @here-am-i-sitting-in-a-tin-can @i-eat-so-much-grass @klondyke-the-bear @legaltrashgoblin @lemmeeatacrylicpaint @littlegayduck @maryland-officially @monarchofthequeerpotatoes @mushroom-music @nanochittle @names-confuse-me (love u ducky x) @nyx-taylors-version @onceinalifetimexperiencebuttwice @osmoticneuron @potato276 @ravenwordss @saintperseus @savj2003 @schistostegapennata @sentientballofpeas @silentprincessofhyrule @someone-kill-the-ej @that-dam-heartstopper-fan @touslin @thecrazyalchemist @theetherealraphael @unstableunicornsofasgard @uhmmmmaixllezhere @yourlocalbadgerscales @2xhbergggg @26mayflowers

LINK TO MAIN INTRO POST HERE!!!!

[dansnaturepictures]

March end of month post 3 of 3: Ten of my favourite wildlife photos I took this month of; Mediterranean Gull at Hayling Island, Lapwing at Pennington, Mel the Peregrine at Winchester Cathedral, Marsh Harrier and Roe Deers at Testwood Lakes a key species seen a lot for me this month, Cetti's Warbler at Fishlake Meadows, Red Admiral at Lakeside Country Park, Great Spotted Woodpecker at Lepe, Grey Squirrel at Lakeside and spider at home.

March was another amazing birdwatching month for me as springtime birds coming into my year such as many Mediterranean Gulls seen, Blackcap and Razorbill mixed perfectly with valuable time with winter birds that I've had a great season for such as Brent Goose, Wigeon and Redwing. Mesmerising owls Little Owl at Portland and Short-eared Owl at Keyhaven, Jack Snipe, Linnet, Sand Martin, Purple Sandpipers, Shag, Gannet and Knot were other stellar additions to my year this month as my year list thrived being in positions in terms of numbers on dates that only my record year list of last year could better which was brilliant. Marsh Harrier and Cetti's Warbler two birds I've had an extraordinary year for so far kept on giving with many wonderful experiences hearing and seeing them in March. Other standout birds this month included Ruff, Greenshank, Avocet, Lapwings, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Curlews, Water Rail, Moorhen, Great White Egret, Great Northern Diver, Eider, Pintail, Gadwall, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit, Lesser Redpoll, Mistle Thrush, Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, loads of Chiffchaffs being about a treat to the eyes and ear and Red Kite. It was a true honour to witness Winchester Cathedral's Peregrines in very dramatic times as newbie Mel killed longstanding female Winnie in a scuffle as well as Great Crested Grebes at Lakeside elegantly courting and the stunning humbug chicks of one pair emerging. With me upgrading my camera this month it's been great exploring with it and in particular it's really good for birds in flight so that's been a strong theme this month.

I had a fabulous butterfly month too seeing Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstones and Speckled Wood in the extremely exciting early spring days as these flamboyant insects enter nature's stage. It was great to see bees a lot this month too as well as crane flies and spiders and Grey Silverfish at home. Fallow Deer, Wood Mouse and thrilling views out the front at home of Hedgehog and bats have been other mammal highlights.

On Friday night and last night the other parts of these end of month posts posted about flowers and fungi and landscapes for me this month. Happy Easter all and wishing you a great April.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Cinnamon Woodpecker

Photo: Marcus C. England

"One of several species of mostly rufous woodpeckers with a crest. On Cinnamon, look for pale off-white belly with black scaling, and uniformly rufous head and back. Sexes mostly similar; male has red mustache stripe. Mainly a forest bird, found singly or in pairs, usually at middle levels or in the canopy. Listen for series of loud breathy whistles descending in pitch, similar to several other species in this genus."

- eBird

[wizardysseus]

I KNEW I WASN'T FUCKING CRAZY AND THESE GRAINY PHOTOS WILL PROVE IT!!!!

also got closer to that heron in the background...

briefly.

saw a killdeer and POSSIBLY a juvenile double-crested cormorant at the park, neither of which I've ever seen before. i feel like a nessie photographer trying to prove it with camera pics

[pmg227]

Favorite Bird Shots of August '24

“It can be difficult to accept the fact that a lot of birds have to be identified as “possible” or “probable.”― David Allen Sibley, Sibley’s Birding Basics Green Heron Green Heron (sporting his mohawk) Red-headed Woodpeckers–Parent showing the newbie the ropes or how to find the best bugs Little Blue Heron Barn Swallow White-eyed Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird–one of my white spotted…

[uncharismatic-fauna]

The Perfect Pileated Woodpecker

The Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is a common sight throughout the deciduous and mixed forests of North America, from Nova Scotia in Canada to Florida in the United States. Though they can adapt to many forested environments, their preferred habitats are old-growth hardwood forests, with plenty of open space in the canopy and on the ground.

The distinctive look of D. pileatus makes it a near-perfect stereotype for the woodpecker group. Both males and females have a large red crest, white markings streaking from the face to the shoulder, and a black body. The main distinction between the sexes is that the males also have a red line going from the bill to the throat. This species is also the largest woodpecker in North America, sitting at a body mass of 225 to 400 g (7.9 to 14.1 oz) and a wingspan of 66 to 75 cm (26 to 30 in).

As is characteristic of woodpeckers the pileated woodpecker feeds primarily on insects, particularly carpenter ants and wood-boring beetle larvae, but they also consume wild fruits and nuts when available. To find food, individuals use their strong beaks to peck holes in dead wood and suck out insects with their long tongues. Their feet are zygodactyl, meaning there are two toes in front and two in the back, and are handy for clinging to the trunks of trees. Adults can fall prey to hawks and owls, while nestlings are susceptible to martins, weasels, squirrels, and rat snakes.

Pileated woodpeckers make their nests in dead or dying trees, and single roost will often have several entrances. Though males and females share territories, they often nest seperately, only coming together during the mating season. Courtship begins in early February and lasts throughout the spring. Males entice females by drumming loudly on tree trunks, dancing around them, and calling. Afterwards, the pair excavates a nest together and the female lays a brood of 3-5 eggs. The clutch is tended by both parents for about 15-18 days, at which point the eggs hatch.

Hatchlings are fed by both parents for about four weeks, at which time they're ready to leave the nest. However, they won't leave the nest for several more weeks as they learn how to find food and fend for themselves. By the time they're a year old, they are fully mature, and can live to be up to 10 years old. The parents abandon the nest, though they will remain mated for life and build a new roost the following year. Once abandoned, these holes will often be used by other passerine birds, ducks, or owls.

Conservation status: D. pileatus is considered Least Concern by the IUCN. They are well adapted to living near humans, and can be found in smaller stands of trees. However, the deforestation of old-growth forests is a significant threat to their livlihoods.

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Mick Thompson

Nick Viani

Daniel Brown

Frank Lospalluto