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American Falls Reservoir, Idaho
A family gathering of Flickers. First there was one followed singly by two others. They would animatedly "talk" to each other then turn stock still. This process would repeat it self many times during the following 10 minutes before I left. I've never seen anything quite like it.
In the Oklahoma Cross Timbers, the northern flicker becomes a bright splash of color against winter’s muted palette. Likely you will hear him before you see him—the sharp klee‑yer call echoing through the oak woods, steady drumming on a hollow limb.
When he glides into view, those golden underwings flash like sunlight breaking through the cold. He works the leaf litter for ants, hops along mossy logs, and clings to rough bark with quiet determination. In a season when the woods feel still and spare, the flicker reminds us that color, rhythm, and wild persistence remain woven into every fiber of this ancient forest edge.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
On the side of the trail last week, as I neared home following my walk to the park, this Northern Flicker, hungry enough to not mind my presence.
There were three Flickers chasing each other through the trees out front. This one landed down in the next door neighbors lawn and had a snack in between the games. :-)
As you can see there is a pecking order even in birds... The Flicker is larger so the little Starling has to wait for the larger bird to finish before it can have a chance at the feeder... This shot was taken from my kitchen window, last winter !!!
Παραταγμένοι οι Φλίκερς [flickers] του Salonica Group & Thessalia / Thessaly group.......Ready for action!!
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American Falls Reservoir, Idaho
A family gathering of Flickers. First there was one followed singly by two others. They would animatedly "talk" to each other then turn stock still. This process would repeat it self many times during the following 10 minutes before I left. I've never seen anything quite like it.
Northern Flicker.....
With thorns in its chest,
Looking out of it's Saguaro Cactus nest.
My backyard. No crop. No post processing. Full frame.
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.
I took advantage of a sunny morning today and drove out to Montana de Oro. I parked by the Ranch House and was sitting and sipping my coffee when I noticed two birds chasing each other around. That got my attention! I quickly got out my camera and tried to capture the action. They flew up several times in a very aggressive manner.
This female Northern Flicker was foraging for ants, one of its most important food sources.
Taken in Florida.
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