VCE Photo of the Month:
December 2019 Sharp-shinned Hawk
October 2020 Hairy Woodpecker
January 2022 Sharp-shinned Hawk
April 2022 Red-bellied Woodpecker
May 2022 American Black Bear
September 2022 North American Porcupine
October 2022 Peregrine Falcon
February 2023 Barred Owl
March 2023 Red-shouldered Hawk
June 2023 Prothonotary Warbler
It doesn't appear that it's some kind of injury damage as much as a deformity and, I understand, from A.K.D., (Avian Keratin Disorder). It's hard to believe she, a woodpecker, has survived to adulthood with this bill.
A newly-excavated Red-bellied Woodpecker cavity has been discovered by a European Starling. The male and female Red-bellied are both visible in this photo and the male is trying to pull the Starling out of the nest by its foot.
Observation #5900 Preening female seemed completely unconcerned with having her photo taken. A tagged bird, I couldn't read the numbers on her right leg.
Morning visitor. February 28th. Someone from my past with expectations and reassurances, both.
Mating. Female was identified in previous observation.
For my first-ever sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler, (not so common around here), I'd have preferred a more-natural setting than him perched on the windshield of my truck, apparently attracted to Vermont's yellow inspection sticker, but sometimes one doesn't get a choice.
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