golden-fronted woodpecker
grrlscientist | March 21, 2009tags: Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, photographed in Allen Williams Yard, Pharr, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Rick Wright, Managing Director of WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide, writes:
I haven't had a chance to test it, but my hunch is that even…
grrlscientist | September 5, 2008tags: Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, at Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 31 March 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | September 4, 2008tags: Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker, Melanerpes aurifrons, at Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 1 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/100s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.