WINGSCAPES

Juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker

June – the month when the young adults of not only humans but a variety of species leave both their proverbial as well as real nests and set out for life in the world.

Keep your eyes open in your backyard and on walks around your neighborhood, and you’re likely to see the juveniles from a number of different bird species testing their wings and exercising their new-found freedom.

Naturally, some will be recorded by BirdCams. For example, these two superb images of a juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker were recently submitted to the Wingscapes BirdCam Photo Gallery by Margaret from Birmingham, Alabama. Many thanks indeed, Margaret.

BirdCam Review from Memphis Commercial Appeal

Horticulturist Felder Rushing had some nice things to say about the BirdCam in an article for the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He's been pointing his BirdCam to capture action at his homemade bird feeders, which he makes from recycled materials such as old kitchen colanders and trumpets.

"The camera, which has been featured on Martha Stewart's program, can be set on either still shots or movie mode, and the sensor isn't fooled by slight movements of the feeder or nearby leafy branches. And the quality is pretty darned good," Rushing writes.