Posted on 03/03/2015 4:15:07 AM PST by beaversmom
The colourful bird, which displayed a “gloriously yellow/white colour interspersed with the flash of red head feathers”, eventually landed about 25 metres from the couple. It managed to escape the attack and fly out of sight as the weasel was distracted by the couple's presence.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I saw some pileated woodpeckers yesterday - they’re even bigger, near crow-size. And the ivory bill was bigger yet.
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