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Northern Flicker(m) aka Yellow-shafted Flicker on a vine in this full frame aka zero cropped image....
(from my archives)
The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north. This uncommon winter migrant was photographed on Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
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The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large-sized woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico including all of the Baja Peninsula except the extreme northwestern region. Golden yellow underwings distinguish the gilded flicker from the northern flicker found within the same region, which have red underwings.
The gilded flicker most frequently builds its nest hole in a majestic saguaro cactus, excavating a nest hole nearer the top than the ground.The cactus defends itself against water loss into the cavity of the nesting hole by secreting sap that hardens into a waterproof structure that is known as a saguaro boot. Northern flickers, on the other hand, nest in riparian trees and very rarely inhabit saguaros. Gilded flickers occasionally hybridize with northern flickers in the narrow zones where their range and habitat overlap.
Los Angeles. California.
This guy spent most of the morning calling. Calling for a mate? Establishing territory? We only heard another Flicker occasionally reply.
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....momentarily airborne before it dives for the feeders. In the background are autumn maple leaves on the October Glory Maple, or Acer rubrum. I had hoped to catch the flicker against that background.
Hadn't truly known how lovely October could look.
The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large-sized woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico including all of the Baja Peninsula except the extreme northwestern region. Golden yellow under wings distinguish the gilded flicker from the northern flicker found within the same region, which have red under wings. Wikipedia
This beautiful Gilded Flicker was flying around Golden Valley Arizona.
Some days lately it seems there's not a bird in sight in the backyard (or else it's just crows and starlings) but then yesterday morning, I look out and see this Pileated Woodpecker at my suet. I grabbed my camera and headed out and this guy had moved from the feeder to here. Then I looked around and saw two Northern Flickers and a Downy. Such beautiful birds they all are.
Note: those of you who check out the setting details of a pic, not sure why it says the flash was on and fired for this shot, maybe just a glitch?
Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the East, red if you’re in the West – and a bright white flash on the rump.
Coquitlam BC Canada