What Pond Rules?

It has been several months since we saw a Belted Kingfisher. I think the last time was in May or maybe even April. I heard this guy making a lot of racket near the fishing pond at Big Woods while I was flying my drone. He was clearly living up to his name .. fishing in the pond. I wonder if he really knows the pond rules?

~ Rick

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Staying Warm?

While out shooting photos of the trees on the bike trail, I hear this Northern Flicker . It took a few minutes to locate him, but I guess it was too windy and cold for him to fly away. This a a beautiful bird.

Some Northern Flicker do not migrate. I have seen them in the area on the coldest of winter days. I guess they are a hearty bird. He looked like he was trying to stay warm.

More from Wikipedia:

“The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer (not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls. (For much more info, follow the link to Wikipedia).

~ Rick

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Chillin Goldfinch

I captured this photo of this gold finch while we were hiking this week. They will be migrating soon, and we are seeing fewer of them every day. Until next spring, my friend.

~ Rick

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Splish Splash, I Was Taking A Bath

Remember this one:

Splish splash, I was taking a bath,
Long about a Saturday night.
A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub,
Thinking everything was alright.
Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor,
I wrapped the towel around me,
And I opened the door, and then,
Splish, splash! I jumped back in the bath

Teresa shot the 1st photo, and I took the second one. The sun was not in a good spot for that second photo, so it is not great, but you get the idea. Enjoy the weekend.

~ Rick

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Very Common Myna

This is a Common Myna. This must be the most common bird on the island. They are everywhere. They have a white strip on both wings, much like a Nighthawk. The legs and beak are this bright yellow-orange. It is a stocky bird, not to mention fearless. 🤔

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