A woodpecker is perched on a concrete slab, turned slightly to the right. It's got a reddish crest on its head and a long black beak. The underparts are white with black streaks running through them. The upper back shows off black feathers dotted with white spots, while the rest of the back and wings have this nice golden color. It's sitting against some dark ground that's got a bit of moss growing on it, and the ground slopes upward from right to left.
A starling perches on the top rail of a deck with its back to the camera. Its head is black, while its back shows a nice pattern of black feathers with white spots and streaks. The tail feathers have white stripes along the tips. Green foliage fills the background.
A roadrunner is standing on the pavement, positioned from right to left in the frame and looking off to the left. Its back is off-white with brown stripes, and the head has similar coloring. Just behind the eyes, there's a cool color transition going from blue to white to light red. The backdrop is pavement that's partially lit by sunlight.
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #stripes any bird that has a stripe marking.
My selection (all taken this year):
L: A black-rumped flameback (Kolkata, India)
C: A starling (Charlotte, NC, US)
R: A roadrunner (Albuquerque, NM, US)
#birds #starlings #roadrunners #woodpeckers