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The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large-sized woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico including all of the Baja Peninsula except the extreme northwestern region. Golden yellow underwings distinguish the gilded flicker from the northern flicker found within the same region, which have red underwings.
The gilded flicker most frequently builds its nest hole in a majestic saguaro cactus, excavating a nest hole nearer the top than the ground.The cactus defends itself against water loss into the cavity of the nesting hole by secreting sap that hardens into a waterproof structure that is known as a saguaro boot. Northern flickers, on the other hand, nest in riparian trees and very rarely inhabit saguaros. Gilded flickers occasionally hybridize with northern flickers in the narrow zones where their range and habitat overlap.
Los Angeles. California.
Fort Washington S.P. Pa.
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Northern Flicker(m) aka Yellow-shafted Flicker on a vine in this full frame aka zero cropped image....
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.
(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.
on the last day of summer, Sept 21st, I had a flurry of unexpected garden visitors, almost as if they were stopping to say goodbye on their way south somewhere...
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.
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
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!
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.