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The Northern Flicker gives a neat pose with the sun reflecting of its head, a beautiful bird with an array of unique feather co-ordination
The northern flicker looks skywards after the chickadees have sounded their alarm call, the chickadees sound the alarm often as it causes the other little birds to flee to the bushes enabling them to get out and unto the feeders in peace, it is amazing to watch, they are so crafty
"And every time I go to bed
An image of you flickers in my head
And every time I fall asleep
An image of you flows in my dream
It flickers, it flickers in my head
It flickers, it flickers in my head." - London Grammar♫
A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) setting up territory in the aspen woods along the South Saskatchewan River south of Oyen, Alberta, Canada.
19 May, 2016.
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The Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker shows off his varied plummage patterns.
Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
It was foraging in the grass, and I noticed the unusual white feathers on both sides.. immature or leucistic?
Andean Flicker is a distinctive woodpecker species of the Andes, with an unusual primary habitat of high grasslands. (It frequently occurs in areas without trees.) Feeding is on the ground, the main food being insects including beetles and larvae. The range of Andean Flicker is in the Andes (as expected) from southern Ecuador to northern Argentina. These two individuals were foraging close to Laguna Piuray near Cusco, Peru.
He has a black malar . Nice to see both male flickers one intergrade and one regular flicker in our backyard. St.Albert Alberta
Love shooting in silent mode on the camera it doesn't scare them off anymore.
Frequent Morning Visitor to our Bird Feeder ….
Photo Taken Viewing Out the Window
Have a Fantastic Day Flickr Friends
I felt exceptionally lucky to see this Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) just a few yards into the trail at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. On many visits you can hear these, Downy, and Pileated singing or drumming but finding them is much harder.
These dots seem to #flicker when I look at them on the big screen so they fit the theme for Flickr Friday - luckily for me as I was out of ideas and they were snapped for Flickr's 21st birthday bash... Happy Birthday Flickr!
Unlike other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker is commonly seen on the ground. There, it uses its long, slightly curved bill to probe into the soil, anthills, and rotting wood for ants, grubs, and other invertebrates. Ants make up much of its diet during the nesting season. Unlike other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker is commonly seen on the ground. There, it uses its long, slightly curved bill to probe into the soil, anthills, and rotting wood for ants, grubs, and other invertebrates. Ants make up much of its diet during the nesting season. This photo of a Northern Flicker was taken in a warm sunny day in Fish Creek Provincial Park, Calgary, Canada. -Colaptes auratus
Though Northern Flickers are common, their numbers have decreased by almost 1.5% per year from between 1966 and 2012. This has resulted in a cumulative decline of 49% according the the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of 9 million with 78% spending some part of the year in the U.S., 42% in Canada and 8% in Mexico.
These two flickers were having a strong interaction in a tree above me this morning, by Commonwealth Lake.
We used to see Northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) fairly regularly. This is an exception, there were two in the pond's stream. They alternated watching and bathing.
The Cornell Labs adds this: "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."
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 4 of 4
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), the Yellow-shafted variety, stops for a break in the aspen woods along the South Saskatchewan River south of Oyen, Alberta, Canada.
19 May, 2016
Slide # GWB_20160519_0104.CR2
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Taken in Livermore, CA, USA.
Thank you for your views, faves and comments. Deeply appreciated.
Not this image but my Flicker account just passed 6 million views. Not that it means much other than someone/thing has accessed my photos that many times since I joined Flicker. But it is a milestone.
The more important milestone for me is that I mark mid November as the time when I started photographing birds six years ago.
This image of a Northern Flicker was shot on March 16 2017 it is my most viewed; approximately 133,000 views. It and 2 others; all photos of Northern Flickers seem to be linked to a page in Flicker that is frequently accessed. I do not really understand why but I have no problem with it. It is not my favorite image of a Northern Flicker but I think it is pretty good.
Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f-4 MF Lens w. Nikon TC-14B Ai-S 1.4x Teleconverter & Metabones NF-X-mount Adapter [210-630mm]
The Andean flicker has a large vocal repertiore. Its most common calls are "a loud, piercing kweeir...and a loud tew-tew-tew". Males display with a "kwa-kwa-kwa, wee-a, wee-a or kway-áp call". They also make "single or grouped peek or kek" calls that are thought to be for contact or alarm, and "a clear descending trill, brrrridip" that is thought to be for long-distance commumication.
Many flickers that breed up north winter in Central Oklahoma. Began to see some new birds this past week. They eat a lot of ants and spend considerable time on the ground. Looking forward to shooting a few this winter. Our beautiful world, pass it on.