Northern Flicker male at nest cavity
The original of this image is available as a stock photograph with Grandmaison Photo Agency www.grandmaisonphotography.com/gallery-image/NORTHERN/G00...
This Northern Flicker is looking out from a cavity that it had been busy excavating as a nest site (see this photo of it at work www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/51498454866/in... and another view of it at the cavity entrance www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/51499171034/in... ). This is a male intergrade (between the red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms), recognized by its red malar stripe and red nape patch. This individual was seen near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Northern Flicker male at nest cavity
The original of this image is available as a stock photograph with Grandmaison Photo Agency www.grandmaisonphotography.com/gallery-image/NORTHERN/G00...
This Northern Flicker is looking out from a cavity that it had been busy excavating as a nest site (see this photo of it at work www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/51498454866/in... and another view of it at the cavity entrance www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/51499171034/in... ). This is a male intergrade (between the red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms), recognized by its red malar stripe and red nape patch. This individual was seen near the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.