Rondeau Ric

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Sept 20, 2021. Going through older photos and decided to post this one. I enjoy getting images of the birds in our little water feature. Colaptes auratus Like most woodpeckers, Northern Flickers drum on objects as a form of communication and territory defense. In such cases, the object is to make as loud a noise as possible, and that’s why woodpeckers sometimes drum on metal objects. One Northern Flicker in Wyoming could be heard drumming on an abandoned tractor from a half-mile away. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, spring 2021. One of the jewels of sping migration through our area. Setophaga magnolia The male Magnolia Warbler has two songs. The first song, issued in courtship and around the nest, consists of three short phrases with an accented ending. The second song, possibly issued in territory defense against other males, is similar to the first but is sweeter and less accented. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

May 21, 2017, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Going through some older photos and came across this one. Melanerpes erythrocephalus The Red-headed Woodpecker is one of only four North American woodpeckers known to store food, and it is the only one known to cover the stored food with wood or bark. It hides insects and seeds in cracks in wood, under bark, in fenceposts, and under roof shingles. Grasshoppers are regularly stored alive, but wedged into crevices so tightly that they cannot escape. source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Don't know what it is but it looks nice. Our yard, Aug 1, 2021.

 When  I saw the cattle egret earlier this was the horse that shooed him  closer to me.