Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Doug. I really enjoy seeing a new bird (for me). And better yet getting a nice photo of one. I enjoy seeing your bird photos. A real challenge to get that quality. Len On Mar 5, 2007, at 11:14 AM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote: > Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Yellow-Shafted Flicker. Found on the East Coast of the US. >> >> Nikon D2X, 400mm AF-I at f5.6, ISO 640 >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/Flicker.jpg.html> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/ytyoyg > > Common or not it's still a beautiful bird, thanks for showing us. > > As previously mentioned, the eastern (and northern) birds have a black > moustache and in the males, a red crescent at the back of the head > where > the west coast birds lack the red crescent and the males have a red > moustache. When the birds fly, eastern birds show bright yellow > wing and > tail undersides, in the west it's a bright orange-red. A more subtle > difference is the gray and tan head markings: eastern birds have a > tan face > with gray crown; these colors are reversed in the western birds. > > These are considered the same species and intergrades can be found > in the > central part of the continent. Another North American flicker is the > Gilded Flicker of the desert southwest, with the golden wing > linings of the > eastern flickers and the head markings of the western birds. > > a western Northern Flicker (first posted late last night): > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/nofl00.html > > a Gilded Flicker (from a very long time ago): > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/gifl00.html > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information