View allAll Photos Tagged flicker
Migration is nigh as Red-winged Blackbirds display, robins sing and Flickers abound. This handsome ground woodpecker is observed across the country and its buffy tones have presumably inspired the name of a popular photo sharing site as well. Maumee Bay SP.
Hey, I needed a title. This was the point at which it realized I had its back. Arguably a "no-no" for some photogs.
Ardenwood Historic Farm Regional Park, Fremont, CA
四下找尋母鳥的牠, 驚訝地看到我的出現!!! 有在牠的眼球中看到我的影子嗎? ---那個趴在月台圍欄上 sneaky 的阿嬤!!! 哈哈
This shot of Rafi was taken during a photo shoot at the Interconti Hotel in Düsseldorf.
I loved the way the sunlight caught her as she moved purposefully through the corridors of the hotel.....
This was the first time we've seen one of these in our yard and assume it was migrating. We get other Woodpeckers all the time, but this was so exciting and we hope it will return in the future. Had to shoot through my kitchen window to ensure I would get at least one decent shot. HBW & HWW!
....momentarily airborne before it dives for the feeders. In the background are autumn maple leaves on the October Glory Maple, or Acer rubrum. I had hoped to catch the flicker against that background.
Hadn't truly known how lovely October could look.
This female Northern Flicker was foraging on the ground for ants, rather like the ones crawling all over my feet and legs as I took this shot!
Taken in Florida.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving any comments or faves, they are very much appreciated.
I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to view, fave or comment on my photo. It is very much appreciated.
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 (known by its colloquial name of "yellowhammer").
Conservation status: Least Concern
The Gilded Flicker's range is limited to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern U.S. through Baja California and Mexico.
A large and common woodpecker of the saguaro cactus forests of the Sonoran Desert, the Gilded Flicker has the gray face and red mustache of the "red-shafted" form of the Northern Flicker, but the yellow wings of the "yellow-shafted" form. (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Buckeye. Maricopa County, Arizona
Member of the Flickr Bird Brigade
Activists for birds and wildlife