Red-bellied Woodpecker Austin
Woodpecker’s namesake.

Woodpecker’s namesake.

Love the antics and appeal of the Pygmy Nuthatches!!
Here’s a couple of very nice pix by Dennis Palafox taken at the coast recently.
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Am I prophetic?
Dacha bird #145 flew over yesterday: eastern meadowlark.
Here’s a comparison of Semipalmated with a Least. So I think we can see actual black legs here on this sandpiper. It’s a short-winged bird; wings are just atop tail. Bill is short and pretty straight. Overall coloration is fairly pale, not brown. Baird’s and Least are brown-hued birds. Both also have a chest coloration…