A morning at South March (part 3)
July 22nd, 2014
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Another sapsucker. You can see some old sap wells in this tree, as well as larger holes probably created by other woodpeckers. Sapsuckers are distinguished from their more common cousins, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, by their bright red chins (only on adult males) and by the broad white stripes on their sides. Their call is a nasal mew.
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Wood Thrushes are one of the most beautiful songsters of deep woods, but to actually see one is a rare treat. They are often elusive, and this is my first-ever photo. I think it's a female, actually. I could hear her mate singing nearby.
A Veery in veery heaven: rich, mossy wet woods. Veeries are thrushes with a descending waterfall of a song. In the wee hours of morning and evening, they and the Wood Thrushes duet in South March Conservation Forest. If you're lucky, a Hermit Thrush might join in and make it a trio (usually a distant Hermit Thrush as they have different tastes in habitat from the other two.) I feel anyone with even a passing love of nature should hear a thrush symphony at least once in their life.
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I tracked this "Baltimore Titmouse" (a Baltimore Oriole with a titmouse-like song) a ways into the woods, following his song up a hillside and into a sunny clearing, where he stood resplendent in the morning light.
July 22nd, 2014
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Another sapsucker. You can see some old sap wells in this tree, as well as larger holes probably created by other woodpeckers. Sapsuckers are distinguished from their more common cousins, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, by their bright red chins (only on adult males) and by the broad white stripes on their sides. Their call is a nasal mew.
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Wood Thrushes are one of the most beautiful songsters of deep woods, but to actually see one is a rare treat. They are often elusive, and this is my first-ever photo. I think it's a female, actually. I could hear her mate singing nearby.
A Veery in veery heaven: rich, mossy wet woods. Veeries are thrushes with a descending waterfall of a song. In the wee hours of morning and evening, they and the Wood Thrushes duet in South March Conservation Forest. If you're lucky, a Hermit Thrush might join in and make it a trio (usually a distant Hermit Thrush as they have different tastes in habitat from the other two.) I feel anyone with even a passing love of nature should hear a thrush symphony at least once in their life.
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I tracked this "Baltimore Titmouse" (a Baltimore Oriole with a titmouse-like song) a ways into the woods, following his song up a hillside and into a sunny clearing, where he stood resplendent in the morning light.
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Mike
July 23rd, 2014 at 4:34 pm
Nice shots... glad you're getting around to posting them at last. I especially like the oriole composition!