Trying to identify - Visitor to my Garden

by bernadette 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  bernadette

  Does anyone know what bird this is

  Approx 4 times size of a house sparrow

  Bright red crest

  creamy belly

  olive green wings with white speckled edges

  black beak

  When wings spread to fly - an amazing yellow lower back

  black tail

  made lots of holes in the garden looking for worms - must have been very hungry.

  thanks

  bernadette

  bernadette
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  bernadette

  have finally identified it

  Green Woodpecker Picus viridis The Green Woodpecker is about the size of a pigeon, but it is green, with its head capped red. You may spot its bright yellow tail as it flies off in alarm. It can often be seen climbing up the trunk of a tree, picking out insects as it goes.
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  liquidsky

  Sounds like a Northern Flicker.

  http://wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/nflicker.htm
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  liquidsky

  Oh sorry, looks like you've already identified it.
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  Nathan Natas

  Did it look like this?

  http://cabezaprieta.org/bird_page.php?id=1021s1022
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  bernadette

  thanks for replying liquidsky and nathan nates.

  Spent all morning trying to identify it and then after I posted the question here I found the answer.

  bernadette