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Hi all:
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Yesterday I went to Mahone Bay to see the red-bellied woodpecker there. It=
is a female and I watched as it flew away from me. I went down the to the=
street below where I had seen it and after a short time it flew back and l=
anded on a dead limb in the tree above me. I was just raising my binocs fo=
r a better view when someone started up a pump for a port a pottie on the b=
ack of his truck and off flew the woodpecker. =20
=20
Anyhow=2C I had a much more satisfying view of one of the two at 102 Duffer=
in Street in Lunenburg today. It was a male and the red on the back of the=
head was breath-taking. The reddish tinge to the breast was also very evi=
dent in this male. After looking for a while I was about ready to give up =
when I heard the distinct call for this species. I turned around and watch=
ed as it flew up from a lower street. It landed in the tree above 102 Duff=
erin giving a great view and then went down to the suet there for a feed. =
Pat was with me and also got a great view of the bird as the sun hit is jus=
t right to bring the colors to full. Of course I had the camera in the car=
and totally forgot to take advantage of such. Duh!
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Of note if anyone is in the area there was a possible varied thrush there t=
oday. I say possible as while I was watching for the red-bellies I saw a b=
ird fly into a tree across the road. There were tons of starlings and some=
American robins about=2C but this bird caught my eye right away as differe=
nt. I got a brief look only=2C and what I saw fit a varied thrush with the=
orange and blue color of this bird and the dark of the face. I saw the bi=
rd in Greenfield earlier in the year and am therefore familiar with what a =
varied thrush looks like. Anyhow=2C after a very brief look only the bird =
flew into another tree=2C which was a thick spruce and tons of other birds =
were present. I as a result was unable to relocate my bird to possitively =
say 100 percent that it was indeed a varied thrush. That is why I say poss=
ible only.
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James R. Hirtle
East LaHave
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Hi all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Yesterday I went to Mahone Bay to see the red-bellied woodpecker there.&nbs=
p=3B It is a female and I watched as it flew away from me. =3B I went d=
own the to the street below where I had seen it and after a short time it f=
lew back and landed on a dead limb in the tree above me. =3B I was just=
raising my binocs for a better view when someone started up a pump for a p=
ort a pottie on the back of his truck and off flew the woodpecker. =3B =
<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Anyhow=2C I had a much more satisfying view of one of the two at 102 Duffer=
in Street in Lunenburg today. =3B It was a male and the red on the back=
of the head was breath-taking. =3B The reddish tinge to the breast was=
also very evident in this male. =3B After looking for a while I was ab=
out ready to give up when I heard the distinct call for this species. =
=3B I turned around and watched as it flew up from a lower street. =3B =
It landed in the tree above 102 Dufferin giving a great view and then went =
down to the suet there for a feed. =3B Pat was with me and also got a g=
reat view of the bird as the sun hit is just right to bring the colors to f=
ull. =3B Of course I had the camera in the car and totally forgot to ta=
ke advantage of such. =3B Duh!<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Of note if anyone is in the area there =3Bwas a possible varied thrush =
there today. =3B I say possible as while I was watching for the red-bel=
lies I saw a bird fly into a tree across the road. =3B There were tons =
of starlings and some American robins about=2C but this bird caught my eye =
right away as different. =3B I got a brief look only=2C and what I saw&=
nbsp=3Bfit a varied thrush with the orange and blue color of this bird and =
the dark of the face. =3B I saw the bird in Greenfield earlier in the y=
ear and am therefore familiar with what a varied thrush looks like. =3B=
Anyhow=2C after a very brief look only the bird flew into another tree=2C =
which was a thick spruce and tons of other birds were present. =3B I as=
a result was unable to relocate my bird to possitively say 100 percent tha=
t it was indeed a varied thrush. =3B That is why I say possible only.<B=
R>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
East LaHave<BR><br /><hr />Get your information fix on your phone. With MSN=
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