The Daily Bird #578.

A Crested Pigeon, from Lofty: While having lunch in a local reserve, I heard a noise like an old fashioned bicycle pump. It turned out to come from this Crested Pigeon hiding in the foliage of a nearby tree. Once spotted it jumped down to the ground and acted all innocent. Of course having heard this one, the next time I stopped at a reserve, loads of these pigeons were strutting around waving their tails at each other but I had left the camera home. Click for full size!

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The Daily Bird #571.

A stunning Green Woodpecker, from Charly: A new observation, first visitor of this species to my garden and first one I saw in my town as well. She did not visit the feeder however, but dug in the garden instead, probably an underground ant’s nest, since ants are their main food source. A delightfully beautiful bird. Gorgeous in Green, click for full size!

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