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I was having lunch and a visitor showed up... Needless to say I ran for the camera...This is only the 3rd time I have seen them and one of the times I couldn't get the camera from the office quick enough...:-(
Heute war es auch mal wirklich hart. Nicht nur das Sonnenlicht zur Mittagszeit, sondern auch das Shooting. Der Vogel war perfekt. Keine 5 Meter entfernt, sehr geduldig und ließ mich gute 150 Bilder machen. Dann der Schreck. Kaum eines war auch nur annähernd scharf. Zuerst dachte ich ich hätte etwas verstellt. Dem war nicht so. Dann kam natürlich die Befürchtung, das irgend etwas kaputt ist.
Irgendwann, als mir auch ziemlich warm war, kam mir der Gedanke des Hitzeflimmerns. Aber hat das so gravierende Auswirkungen, schon auf fünf Meter? Erst als ich durch den Klarbildzoom einen anderen Vogel, weiter entfernt fokussierte, sah ich das Flimmern in der Vergrößerung.
Geblieben sind keine 20 Bilder und so richtig gut ist auch keins. Ich hoffe zumindest, das es tatsächlich nur die Hitze war.
It was really tough today. Not only the sunlight at noon, but also the shooting. The bird was perfect. Not even 5 meters away, very patient and let me take a good 150 pictures. Then the fright. Hardly one was even remotely sharp. At first I thought I had adjusted something. That was not so. Then came the fear, of course, that something is broken.
At some point, when I was also quite warm, the thought of heat shimmering came to me. But does that have such a serious effect even at five meters? Only when I focused another bird, further away, through the clear image zoom, did I see the flickering in the magnification.
There are not 20 images left and none of them are really good. At least I hope that it was really only the heat.
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.
I've brought this photo forward to try to get an explanation of something weird going on on Flickr. As you can see, the photo was taken almost 6 1/2 years ago, and originally uploaded at that time. It is shown in the presentation style I was using at that time. The photo was of limited interest...received 27 comments, 6 faves, and perhaps a hundred views.
And then dropped off the edge of the world. Until recently. In the last more than a month the photo has been receiving 150-200 views per day...OFTEN MORE. You can see that it has accumulated almost twelve thousand total views...and on more than half of the days in the last month it has been my photo most viewed on those days!
There is nothing anywhere to indicate why that is happening. ALL of the views are coming from Flickr, and not outside locations., The title is short and non-deceptive. There are only four tags, and one of them is a photo file number. The original description is one short sentence -- NOT crammed with keywords or anything. You can see it below.
The question is...after more than six years of 100% indifference, why is this photo now getting hundreds of views each day. And NO...it was not in Explore at any time.
Tis a PUZZLEMENT. Original description below.
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You get just a hint of the bright yellow on the tail feathers.
Soy PROOOOO!, muchisimas gracias .: Mr. Ed :., :: I S O B E L L E ::, ::: M @ X :::, Plateada, SandroG, Slaff, *pele* y .°. Barbi.°. por la cuenta PRO!!
La pase joya este finde, espero que les haya gustado Las Flores!
Saludos
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. :-)
The island breathes in autumn hush —
lanterns flicker, waves hum softly,
and whispers travel between the trees.
They say kind souls have wandered through the mist,
leaving traces of their magic behind —
tiny gifts, hidden in pumpkins glowing with secrets.
If your heart is curious and your steps are gentle,
Pususaari may share her treasures with you.
✨ The Pususaari Pumpkin Hunt
October 17 – November 7, 2025
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.
The other day as we sat in the yard, We could hear her, but it took a bit to find her. At the very tippy top of one of the evergreens, there she sat.
(male yellow-shafted type)
A bathtub blind shot from December 2021.
This Flicker shot was my favorite of a series in terms of the setting on my deck rail and the coating of snow on the rock. I did not post it because the focus on the head was not very good. I posted a sharper shot, but it was not as pleasing in terms of composition.
I have new tools since 2021, so I decided to rework the raw file. If you zoom in, you will see the focus on the head is not perfect, but it is much better than my original processed shot.
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 !!!
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.
I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to view, fave or comment on my photo. It is very much appreciated.
Northern Flicker.....
With thorns in its chest,
Looking out of it's Saguaro Cactus nest.
My backyard. No crop. No post processing. Full frame.
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.
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.