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Northern Flicker © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on November 23, 2019.
One more from the Flicker Chicago Meetup. I didn't like this one when I first saw it, but after a second look it may be salvageable.
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Northern Flicker © Neal Zaun, Zaun Nature Photography. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on May 11, 2019.
Northern Flicker © Eileen Rutherford. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on January 11, 2020.
Northern Flicker © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on April 18, 2020.
Northern Flicker © Eileen Rutherford. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on January 11, 2020.
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. It is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: Yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names are attempts at imitating some of its calls.
The Yellow-shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus resides in eastern North America. They are yellow under the tail and underwings and have yellow shafts on their primaries. They have a grey cap, a beige face and a red bar at the nape of their neck. Males have a black moustache. Colaptes comes from the Greek verb colapt, to peck. Auratus is from the Latin root aurat, meaning "gold" or "golden" and refers to the bird's underwing.
Adults are brown with black bars on the back and wings and measure approximately 32 cm (12.5 inches) in length. The wingspan is approximately 17 to 20 inches. A necklace-like black patch occupies the upper breast, while the lower breast and belly are beige with black spots. Males can be identified by a black or red moustachial stripe at the base of the beak. The tail is dark on top, transitioning to a white rump which is conspicuous in flight.
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These woodpecker like birds rarely come to the feeders, but the cold and snow has brought this to the suet! I love the beautiful feather patterns.
I've observed this behavior before with Flickers were they would point their heads to the sky and weave back and forth. At first I thought it was some kind of mating ritual but these are two females. Yellow Shafted Flicker females to be exact. Now I think it's some form of social behavior as at the same general area I spotted two males doing the same thing.
Northern Flicker © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on May 18, 2019.
Northern Flicker Intergrade © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on September 14, 2019.
Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. Endemic to Cuba, its small population of 600–800 birds makes it one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world; only the possibly-extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker is known to have a smaller population.
Northern Flicker © Jane Baryames. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on December 21, 2019.
Northern Flicker © Jane Baryames. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on September 21, 2019.
The Flicker is the largest woodpecker in Newfoundland and is certainly my favorite visitor to the feeder. It is often quite noisy and commonly perches on a high dead tree druming for insects. This cautious bird will fly away as soon as I step into the garden but I had no problem taking his protrait from the kitchen window.
While driving down a gravel road I came across four Flickers. This one must have been curious about me.
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Caught the male Flicker just poking his head out of the nest this morning- if you look closely you can see the red 'blusher' on his 'cheek.'