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I have it on good authority these are two male Northern Flickers. When scouting local birds, geese, and ducks, the red neck caught my eye. Things got interesting when these two males were bobbing and weaving. They were both very agitated.
While editing I considered remove the twigs and decided perfection can be AI's job. I'll continue capturing real life.
Hope everyone is healthy.
There were seven eggs, and though it is impossible? to count, it looks like all the eggs hatched.
Mom and Pop are busy tending the newborns; feeding, cleaning, and feeding each other as they take turns tending the nest.
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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.
A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) rests during a frosty morning in the aspen woods east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
There are two varieties based on the colours of the tail feathers - the yellow and red shafted - with this being the yellow shafted variety.
17 January, 2023.
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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 1 of 4
In our backyard, a female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) perches in the Maple tree, waiting her turn at the suet feeder
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.
We have a new photo subject in the yard... a neighbor has a tree with a hole htat is now occupied by a flicker. I've seen the pair around checking it out, but so far only the male in the cavity itself. Hopefully that changes soon, and perhaps in a few weeks we will have baby flickers.
This male Northern Flicker (yellow shafted) and his mate were one of our favourite subjects to photograph during our last trip to Florida. They were mainly seen foraging for ants on the ground so I was pleased to be able to get a different perspective when he briefly flew up into a tree.
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Colaptes auratus
Showing new spiky feathers and open eyes, the flicker babies are growing by leaps and bounds.
Soon they will be able to scrabble up the walls of this deep tree cavity, and meet their parents offering food.
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 bird was methodically working the cobblestones of this driveway looking in between the stone for tasty morsels.
This Northern flicker was seen in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California.
In the darkness the striking sound of matches echoed and in an instant the gentle dance of light and flickering warmth appeared !!
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Female
Such a shy bird for me. Perhaps because my legendary stalking skills leave much to be desired. This was taken in a blind and is the only way I can get a close look.
Winter 2022 - Brown Acres - Southern Oregon
Northern Flickers spend a lot of their time on the ground digging for ants their favourite food.
Taken at Lakes Regional Park, Fort Myers, Florida.
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