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Melanerpes lewis
Crown, back, tail and wings a black with a greenish sheen. Grey collar and breast. Face reddish color and belly pinkish color. Pecks trees and poles for insects and also catches flying insects in flight.
Open woodlands.
Spotted on May 18, 2013
Submitted on May 20, 2013
8 Comments
Here is the link to Joshua's great mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7122...
Great photos here. You would like my mission: Woodpeckers of Southern California!
Avocets re very vigilant! Let us hope that the stily moved the babies. I am not aware of that fact. I know Polar bears move the babies from lair to Lair.
I visited the Black-necked Stilt and Avocet to check on the babies. Either the Stilt moved the babies or they were prey to the White-tailed Kite. The Avocet protect there young a little better.
jellis,the fledglings usually stay upto 20 days. If you revisit this site ,you might see the babies, The nest is horizontal though!
I revisited the wood peckers nest that I had spotted two weeks ago. Guess what ,it is now taken over by a tree swallow.!!I will try and get some pics with the swallow inside it.
The wood peckers probably will drill another home?
Thank you Jemma. After 3 trips here I finally spotted them. There is nest with young inside the tree. In the 4th photo the male is feeding them though I couldn't see them.
wow!So much red!