"Birds will give you a window, if you allow them. They will show you secrets from another world - fresh vision that, though it is avian, can accompany you home and alter your life. They will do this for you even if you don't know their names - though such knowing is a thoughtful gesture. They will do this for you if you watch them." ~ Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hemicircus canente: Heart-spotted Woodpecker
A small, black and white woodpecker native to Asia, one of the birds of Thailand. Notice the prominent crest and stumpy tail. The name clearly comes from the heart-shaped pattern formed on wings at rest.
Doodled from a photo on the Flickr photostream of Mike (No Captive Birds) in Thailand.