Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

September 28, 2019

Monday Morning Mystery Answered

On Monday I wrote:

When bigtime birders see the cover of my upcoming book, "The Real James Bond," they immediately speculate as to what kind of bird's head adorns the nattily attired human body.

I've had a couple of suggestions already.

What do you think?

More about "The Real James Bond" here.

Two expert birders had offered their I.D.s before I posted. One thought it was a Flameback Woodpecker from Asia. The other said it was a Cuban Green Woodpecker. Carol Flanagan thought it was a Cuban Green Woodpecker as well. (Thanks, Carol!)

I think it is most likely another species of woodpecker, going undercover.