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A female Northern Flicker (Red-Shafted) flew in and landed on our Mr. Adams Pine tree, before flying to the Suet feeder.
Northern Flicker males engaged in a courting battle over a female flicker a few branches over. This is something Ive seen several times, but I have never been in good spots for photos. Today these guys decided to hash it out on the big maple tree outside my bedroom window, basically at eye level. These two males would stare at each other, then start to bob up and down, side to side while cackling at each other. They would do this for a few seconds at a time then take a rest. Its obviously much harder work on them then it appears ( im sure it being near zero for temperatures didnt help either ) because after several minutes of dancing and flying around to different branches as the female moved, they both started to get less into it and moved much less.
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) feeding in the grass at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in the Bow River Valley in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
13 May, 2017.
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Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.
Hey Mel and Sandra the male also showed up. The two flickers have been visiting almost every morning this week. They chat a lot. The nice weather is great with the birds. They are numerous, happy and in very healthy conditions.
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
I was looking down at the lake with many red winged blackbird, robins, cedar waxwings and house finches, when this Northern flicker landed on a tree just out from me. Got a few shots before it moved on.
This Northern Flicker was foraging for ants which make up about 45% of its diet.
Taken near Fort Myers, Florida.
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This Northern flicker was perched on the same tree as the ones I shot several days ago. Must have a good supply of insects!
This Northern flicker was seen in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California.
Slight crop only. I didn't see the flying insect while shooting a number of photos. Just thought my lens needed cleaning and that I would have fun observing a male Northern Flicker (red-shafted) on a stick. Then on my monitor I saw the light catching the wings of... a dragonfly?
The woodpecker just seemed to observe the insect or various insects for a long time, while the wind ruffled his feathers. Such joy to observe the wildlife here. (I'm surprised that any insects remain with the nesting tree swallows.)
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Must go for a mini walk.
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. (All about birds).
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Northern Flicker Intergrade (Colaptes a.auratus x cafer) Mill Creek area, Kelowna, BC. This fella popped out of a garden on the south side of the area, perched beautifully on this post for a few shots, then left for parts unknown. I'm grateful for the encounter! (364-38136)
For more on the different looks of Red-shafted vs Yellow-shafted Flickers, click this link: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/photo-galler...
Listen to its song/call here:
White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis).
Colonial Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Taken just after sunrise and in an air temperature of two degrees, this Northern Flicker looks comfortable at puff-level five!
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River District, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate.
A male Northern Flicker landed on top of our Mt. Adams Pine to bask in the sun for a few moments. After this brief pit stop he proceeded to the suet feeder for a snack.
Pulsating or flickering auroras typically follow after a major substorm. They might be caused by electrons bouncing back and forth from pole to pole. Neat to watch but tough to shoot except on video. A substorm is a usually brief outburst or brightening and increase in motion that might last only a few minutes before subsiding. And after it subsides the aurora can sometimes turn into a pulsating form. Never gets tired of seeing the northern lights. I can understand why people travel around the world to see them. After years of photographing this natural phenomenon I still find it beautiful and fascinating every time.