hi ... pix from my Sony superzoom ... enjoy, Lyn

my best shot ... this may be a different bird than the next two images ...
http://northwestbirding.com/Images14Oct/vancouver_acorn_woodpecker_10-16-14.jpg

side view of the head ... same bird as image below ...
http://northwestbirding.com/Images14Oct/vancouver_acorn_woodpecker_head_10-16-14.jpg

front of head ... a juvenile ??? ... male or female ??? ... wondering
because of the red spotting between the red top of head and the white
front of head ... Ryan Abe got much better pictures of the head
markings ... this was my only shot ...
http://northwestbirding.com/Images14Oct/vancouver_acorn_woodpecker_head_10-16-14_B.jpg




At 04:47 PM 10/16/2014, Lyn Topinka wrote:
>hi all ... the two Acorn Woodpeckers were still at Fort Vancouver at
>3:30 ... however we had to wait for over an hour for them to fly
>back into the area ... there is a big oak a bit south and slightly
>west of the Gazebo ... they seem to like that ... we also saw them
>in the pines by the barracks and the smaller oaks south of the big
>oak ... Jen S who was there before we arrived also saw them in the
>area of the big pines east of this big oak/gazebo area ... thanks
>Cindy Mc for finding them ... I didn't have my good camera gear with
>me but I still got respectible shots with my superzoom ... MUCH
>better shots snyways than my previous digiscoped attempts at the
>granary tree in Lyle (grin) ...
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>Lyn
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>p.s. ... and thanks to Gene who first spotted the woodpeckers flying
>back in and came RUNNING over to the rest of us who were slowly
>ambling around checking trees waaayyyy to the east ...
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>Lyn Topinka
>Vancouver, Wa,
>NorthwestJourney.com
>NorthwestBirding.com
>ColumbiaRiverImages.com






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