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.