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I spotted this Northern Flicker feeding on the ground further up the path. I slowly walk closer shooting as I went, trying to stay well off the opposite side of the path from where the woodpecker was. She was watching me and drilling for likely ants or such and I walked slowly stopping when she seemed nervous and kept as far from her as the path allowed. She needed this food and I was not in a rush, I allowed her to feed and moved past her and she kept at it. I got some good images and she got breakfast.
This bird is showing signs of hybridization with it's cousin the Yellow-shafted Flicker. They are the yellowish tones to the outer primaries on the underwing and the red crescent on the nape. There is also a hint of black in the malar stripe. This shot was taken at Sonoma State University campus.
A bathtub blind shot from two winters ago.
This bird has the characteristic head markings of a male Yellow-shafted Flicker, but the wings show red markings characteristic of a Red-shafted Flicker. It might be an intergrade individual.
Edmonton, Alberta.
Male Northern Flicker
I've been having fun observing our regular birds, and now a flicker pair, as they visit our backyard for a sip of water.
Northern Flicker seen at Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler Arizona. I love the salmon-colored underwings.
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.
Wikipedia: The northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird 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. Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer (not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls. It is the state bird of Alabama.
Conservation status: Least Concern
This is a female Northern Flicker and its eating from a tail prop suet feeder. Woodpeckers like to prop themselves on the feeder like they do a tree.
It's been another extraordinary bird species day! There have been 19 species and among those were at least 150 starlings in our trees out back.
We need more bird food! :)
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A portion of Fish Creek Park has been temporarily closed for upgrades. I had not been in the Glenfield area for such a long time. I thought I could perhaps access it from another pathway but found there are construction fences around. The pathway along the river was all that was open. It was a lovely day for a walk and it sure was quiet without much foot traffic.
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I heard a knocking sound outside our house. We've continued to have occasional visits to our siding by the nuthatches, so I went out to see if they were at it again. But, no, this time it was a flicker working the dead center column of our big leaf maple tree. It'd be great if we get flickerlings!
New Britain, Pa.
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This Northern Flicker was calling for another flicker. They followed each other through the various trees at Commonwealth Lake.
If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In the sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
The campo flicker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.
When the babies scrabble up their tree cavity and meet their parents at the entrance to be fed, you can know that leaving the nest can't be far behind....
And sure enough, a couple of days later, all activity (the calling, the constant chittering from inside the tree, and the parents busily going out (with poop) and coming back with food) suddenly was silenced. They all fledged without me even noticing...
Casal de Pica-pau-do-campo
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Campo Flicker (Nome em Inglês)
Colaptes campestris (Nome CientÃfico)
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