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A Flicker visited our suet bird feeder - such a magnificent bird!
Still a bit of suet on the tip of it's beak!
This handsome Flicker was working over this burned, rotten tree stump. Must be some juicy insects in there.
It sat on the pole in the alleyway for quite some time. Not saying or doing much....just hanging out.
Finally a parent showed up and sat just below it for a while and then...offered it a bit of something from its beak.
The two of them sat there a bit longer and then... flew off.
Another blue sky day..we've had a lot of them lately.
But it is just too hot to do much of anything. Most days it is +30C to +32C.... you must get out early to do any physical work in the yard and garden..or go for a walk. Then, find things to do inside the house.
Of course, I don't really want to turn on the oven either ..so not much happening in the way of baking or cooking.
I may make potato salad today ..so best get some spuds peeled and steamed pretty soon...and I'll cook some chicken pieces in the electric frypan... with some nice spices..... we can eat it warm or cold with the salad for supper.... plenty good enough.
I won't complain too loud.... it will soon be -30C and I'll be whining that it is far too cold even for brass monkeys...
Sunlight flickers and Sparkes on part of the Shubenacadie River Locks System today in Enfield l, Nova Scotia.
This one appears to be an intergrade flicker with both black malar (moustache cheek) and the orange-red patch on the back of the head!
Although I am not a birder, I do love to see and watch birds. We tried to make this area one that birds—and Flickers—would continue to like. That's a snag I dragged home and my husband made it stand upright for birds.
The bokeh background comes naturally from the recent fog and dew on trees we had planted seven years ago.
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Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Québec, Canada
Just a few neighborhood birds.
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The Gilded Flicker's range is limited to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern U.S. through Baja California and Mexico.
It is late March and spring is in the air — Northern Flicker is among the relatively few species that overwinter in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and these two males are energetically displaying now that warmer weather has arrived. This scene unfolded in Fish Creek Provincial Park. Photo 2 of 4
This flicker has the facial markings that indicate it is a red-shafted version, but the wing feathers show yellow shafts, which would make it a yellow-shafted version. So, this individual is what is called an intergrade, a mix of the two.
These 2 male flickers were doing their territorial dance. This happens in the spring The dance is most common in the spring, when birds are defending their mates and nesting territories. It typically takes place when a male flicker tries to move into another couple’s territory. The intruder is met by the resident male, who confronts him in a stare-down. The two birds stand a few inches apart, just glaring at each other, with their beaks pointing skyward. At first nothing much happens, but then one bird begins to move its head from side to side, which causes the other bird to do the same thing. Without making contact, they continue to wave their long beaks back and forth.
It was quite exciting to watch this.