tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048598851128171034.post7280890075842787760..comments2024-01-25T16:19:54.593-08:00Comments on ART in the WIND: Backyard Birdingbunnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048598851128171034.post-60890805696917361372010-02-02T07:37:34.606-08:002010-02-02T07:37:34.606-08:00Some of the names are quite interesting, Cathy. A ...Some of the names are quite interesting, Cathy. A few more good ones are "ruddy turnstone," "greater yellowlegs," and "Chuck-will's wildow," "white-breasted nuthatch (and others), and "tufted titmouse." "Yellow-bellied sapsucker" sounds like something one would reserve for name-calling. <br /><br />The sapsucker went round and round the tree trunk probing for insects and sap and would hop backwards down the trunk. It reminded me of the nuthatches, who go down the tree trunk headfirst.<br /><br />Do check out Atmospheric Optics for lovely photos and great information.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048598851128171034.post-14594219536584732372010-02-02T07:15:06.525-08:002010-02-02T07:15:06.525-08:00You have some fascinating birds over there Melissa...You have some fascinating birds over there Melissa. The names are quite unfamiliar to us Brits. I suppose the woodpecker family are all loosely related though.<br /><br />Love the idea of sundogs in the previous post. Now I come to think of it I have seen some from time to time.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095469968246647873noreply@blogger.com