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We paused today on All Saints' Day to remember our loved ones who have gone on ahead of us. This season brings the bittersweet of memories- days with Jamie and others, thoughts so fleeting they seem like dreams . . .
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Northern Flicker Woodpeckers are one of my favorite birds likely because I have always had a hard time getting shots of them.
On this day I was testing out my Sigma 150-600mm lens that just came back from Sigma for some repair. I also asked them to calibrate the lens so that it was sharp through all of its range and F:Stops. Boy, what a difference, glad I had it done too.
Southern Alberta, Canada.
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.
Norther Flickers here are found everywhere in cities, forests and mountains. This nest was found in a patch of birch trees along a meadering hilly country road of interior BC cattle grasslands. I have never seen a nest hole built so low anywhere. It is not higher than my tripod height.
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 !!!
This female Northern Flicker was foraging for ants, one of its most important food sources.
Taken in Florida.
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We saw two birds streak by a window at one end of the house so I grabbed the camera and went to the 'pond' side. It was a busy morning before the rain and after a bit this Northern flicker came back looking for some breakfast. They have to be one of my favorites for their markings.
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. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the East, red if you’re in the West – and a bright white flash on the rump.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology