Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Interesting Birds

Design - Partridge
Chart - "A Prairie Christmas"
Designer - The Prairie Schooler
Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen
Fibers - DMC - 1 strand over 2 threads
Started - 26 December 2011
Finished - 28 December 2011 

Let's take a closer look at some of the Flickers I've had come by. 

 

Here's a female Red-shafted Northern Flicker.


And a male. In both cases you can see the strong orange tail feathers. 

Tongue sticking out.

The male has a red mustache.

As well as polka dots and stripes.

Both have a black half circle high on their chest.

This female is the interesting bird.

Look at her tail feathers.  They are yellow, not orange.  She an intergrade - a mix of  a Yellow-shafted and Orange-Shafted Flicker. 

With lots of hawk action, the Acorn Woodpeckers have been AWOL.

It was good to see this one, if only briefly.

3 comments:

  1. Pretty partridge stitch, Beth! Enjoyed seeing your Flicker photos!

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  2. I think the flickers are beautiful birds!

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  3. Like your bird stitches and your Christmas 'bird' trees below are beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to share photos and have a wonderful New Year!

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