\nYesterday I was outside, near a tall Douglas fir. I noticed movement in it, so looked up. I think it was a northern flicker making the movement.<\/p>\n
\nOnce I was looking up, movement much higher in the tree caught my eye: it was other birds. After watching for a few seconds, I realized they were likely red crossbills. Some were orange-red (male), others yellow-green (female). They might have been sixty feet up; I wouldn’t have noticed them, had I not been looking up already.<\/p>\n
\nRed crossbills live on Vancouver Island year-round. I rarely see them. I wrote an earlier post mentioning them here<\/a>. As of yesterday, I’ve come to wonder how often they are nearby, yet at such altitude that one doesn’t notice.<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n Hoar, T.L., De Smet, K., Campbell, R.W., Kennedy, G, Kagume, K. (2010). Birds of Canada<\/em>. Lone Pine Publishing.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC. \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor mentions an observation. Yesterday I was outside, near a tall Douglas fir. I noticed movement in it, so looked up. I think it was a northern flicker making the movement. Once I was looking up, …<\/p>\n