Check out dis boid

Undertoad · 10-29-2013, 11:59 AM

This bird bounced around a tree at the Loveshack. I've never seen one like it before. I ran in to get the digital camera but only had about 10 seconds before it left. This is the only shot.

Unfortunately I did not get a really good look at the beak/head, only that it was red.

I think it may be a woodpecker, but please identify. I will be back in about an hour. I'm counting on your shared wisdom here.

Happy Monkey · 10-29-2013, 12:04 PM

Red-bellied Woodpecker, I believe.

infinite monkey · 10-29-2013, 12:09 PM

I think it's a red-headed pecker.

Actually a Red-bellied Woodpecker (though I don't see a red belly in any of the pictures I've seen. (We just called this red-headed dude in HS a red-headed pecker, cause he was kind of a pecker head, if you know what I mean.)

http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/686...oodpecker.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_Woodpecker

infinite monkey · 10-29-2013, 12:14 PM

Do you hear him a'peckin'?

Quote:

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are pale, medium-sized woodpeckers common in forests of the East. Their strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps make them an unforgettable sight – just resist the temptation to call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, a somewhat rarer species that's mostly black on the back with big white wing patches. Learn the Red-bellied's rolling call and you’ll notice these birds everywhere.

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The Red-bellied Woodpecker’s most common call is a shrill, rolling kwirr or churr given by both sexes. You might also hear a gruff, coughing cha cha cha sounding through the woods, usually a contact call between mates, or a throaty growl exchanged when birds are close together.

There are some sound examples here:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/R...dpecker/sounds

Undertoad · 10-29-2013, 12:41 PM

I did hear me some peckin but it was a few days ago.

infinite monkey · 10-29-2013, 12:42 PM

It's been YEARS for me, since I heard any peckin'.

Oh, wait...nevermind.

Gravdigr · 10-29-2013, 03:51 PM

I'm very confused...after looking at quite a few woodpecker pix, trying to help UT identify his boid, I did not see even one blue woodpecker.

Was my entire childhood a lie?

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Happy Monkey · 10-29-2013, 03:57 PM

He's wearing a leotard.

lumberjim · 10-29-2013, 10:46 PM

I have one here too.

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fargon · 10-29-2013, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

I have one here too.

What's that a leotard?

Gravdigr · 10-30-2013, 03:28 PM

Hee!

lumberjim · 10-30-2013, 04:17 PM

ew. thanks for that visual.

Sheldonrs · 10-30-2013, 05:25 PM

I don't think we can use the word "leotard" anymore.
Sarah Palin demands we use "Special Knees".

BigV · 10-30-2013, 05:28 PM

*snort*

10-29-2013, 11:59 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Check out dis boid This bird bounced around a tree at the Loveshack. I've never seen one like it before. I ran in to get the digital camera but only had about 10 seconds before it left. This is the only shot. Unfortunately I did not get a really good look at the beak/head, only that it was red. I think it may be a woodpecker, but please identify. I will be back in about an hour. I'm counting on your shared wisdom here.

10-29-2013, 12:04 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Red-bellied Woodpecker, I believe. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-29-2013, 12:09 PM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I think it's a red-headed pecker. Actually a Red-bellied Woodpecker (though I don't see a red belly in any of the pictures I've seen. (We just called this red-headed dude in HS a red-headed pecker, cause he was kind of a pecker head, if you know what I mean.) http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/686...oodpecker.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_Woodpecker Attached Images

10-29-2013, 03:51 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I'm very confused...after looking at quite a few woodpecker pix, trying to help UT identify his boid, I did not see even one blue woodpecker. Was my entire childhood a lie? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-29-2013, 03:57 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He's wearing a leotard. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-29-2013, 12:41 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I did hear me some peckin but it was a few days ago.

10-29-2013, 12:42 PM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	It's been YEARS for me, since I heard any peckin'. Oh, wait...nevermind.

10-29-2013, 10:46 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I have one here too. Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-30-2013, 03:28 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Hee! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-30-2013, 04:17 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ew. thanks for that visual. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-30-2013, 05:25 PM	#13
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I don't think we can use the word "leotard" anymore. Sarah Palin demands we use "Special Knees". __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-30-2013, 05:28 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	snort __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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