Re: 2021 BC Birding Challenge - Photos
Posted: May 17 8:50 pm
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stumblingpiper wrote: ↑May 17 11:46 pmThe last time I saw one of these was in 2015 at Reifel. He wasn’t in breeding plumage but I was happy just seeing and photographing the bird!
5. Wilson's Phalarope
My images of the male and female together were fuzzy, Judy. Here's a couple of females ...
stumblingpiper wrote: ↑May 17 11:46 pm 10. Hairy Woodpecker - Saw this guy at Swiwi Provincial Park ... thought at first it was a Downy -- but after looking at the video, I pronounced it Hairy. haha. Anyone want to confirm? I'm uploading the video ... can check it there too.Sorry James, it’s a Downy. The small, dainty beak indicates Downy; by comparison a Hairy’s beak is enormous being almost as long as it’s head. This is very subtle and you have to look closely (not easy to do in the wild - what I mean is you have to examine your pictures) - the white outer tail feathers of a Downy are usually barred; a Hairy’s are all white. That is the case with your bird - hard to see because they blend in so well with the tree bark but if you enlarge the tail section you can just make out a couple of black bars, so it’s a Downy, a male.
stumblingpiper wrote:Now that’s a Hairy! Note the difference in the bill size. Good photo of a female too.
So Judy ... to replace the Downy that I thought was a Hairy -- here's a Hairy Woodpecker! lol.
James