White-eared Barbet

White-eared Barbed (K. Knippel)White-eared Barbet (Stactolaema leucotis) at least six pairs present around the farm, possibly a reflection of the relative abundance of dead branches among trees in the wood; one pair nesting in an old tree in the garden, one active nest in old wodpecker hole in tree above kitchen garden November 1.

White-eared at nest