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Northern Flicker – Boulder, Colorado ©Carolyn Beach. Photo taken on the Wild Bird Center of Boulder, CO Saturday Bird Walk on November 2, 2013.
A recent visitor to the yard. normally he doesn't stay still long enough to get him in focus.
Taken through two layers of glass.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
Colaptes auratus
Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
The Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) is one of two woodpeckers that are endemic to Cuba.
In spite of the fact that it lays about five eggs in its nest, formed in an old palm tree, it is threatened with extinction because of loss of habitat. There are between 500 and 800 of these birds in existence, making it the rarest woodpecker in the world.
Unless, of course, you believe that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker is still alive, which would make it the rarest woodpecker in the world. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is one of the six woodpeckers seen in Cuba. But it hasn't been seen for quite a few years. 1987, to be exact.
Northern Flicker © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on August 21, 2021.
Early morning light in the backyard with Flickers, Blue Jays, and Black-billed Magpies, all looking for peanuts.
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youtu.be/A6WqvMzRNcQNorthern Flicker, just after sunrise.
According to the Audubon guide, "flickers are the only woodpeckers that frequently feed on the ground", probing with their beak, also sometimes catching insects in flight. Although they eat fruits, berries, seeds and nuts, their primary food is insects. Ants alone can make up 45% of their diet. They have a behavior called anting, during which they use the acid from the ants to assist in preening, as it is useful in keeping them free of parasites. Northern Flickers eat mainly insects, especially ants and beetles that they gather from the ground. They also eat fruits and seeds, especially in winter. Flickers often go after ants underground (where the nutritious larvae live), hammering at the soil the way other woodpeckers drill into wood. They’ve been seen breaking into cow patties to eat insects living within. Their tongues can dart out 2 inches beyond the end of the bill to snare prey. Other invertebrates eaten include flies, butterflies, moths, and snails. Flickers also eat berries and seeds, especially in winter, including poison oak and ivy, dogwood, sumac, wild cherry and grape, bayberries, hackberries, and elderberries, and sunflower and thistle seeds. The Red Shafted Northern Flicker has a lifespan of up to 9 years, but this can be significantly shortened due to thier habit of "hammering" in metal gutters on roofs to declare territory. :)
Northern Flicker as seen on January 4, 2015 in Baltimore County, Maryland. This photo was taken on a cloudy day in an area behind the Lowe's store in White Marsh.
Northern flicker (red-shafted), Colaptes auratus, in my back yard in February. A mature male would have a distinct bright red whisker stripe. This one does not, but the brown face where the whisker should be (and also above the eye) has an orangey tint. Maybe it's an immature male.
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This flicker gave me all the opportunities I needed to take its pic while in its hole. Fortunately, I was ready to capture the exit and got this photo.
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My FOY Northern Flicker along Campbell Flats Road this morning. This guy was feeding in the fields along the road there, and eventually flew off, displaying his characteristic white rump patch.
Another view of a male Northern Flicker frequenting our yard in the summer of 2019; the normally darker, brighter-colored orange-red shafts and red malar appear rather washed out and muted on this individual, which I have observed (in my Flicker-rich yard) seems usual for juveniles. It exhibited no nuchal crescent.
Our local type of Northern Flicker; in the western US and into Mexico, the Red-Shafted type takes its place.
Middlesex Fells Reservation, Massachusetts, September 27, 2017.
Northern Flicker © Neal Zaun. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on December 1, 2018.
I am in Kansas City with Pam for the Barbie Convention and I visited Loose Park twice. Here are pictures of common flickers that I saw in the park - love these birds. The full name is Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park if you are not into the brevity thing. This beautiful 74-acre park is located at 5200 Wornall, Kansas City, MO 64112 in the Countryside Neighborhood of Kansas City. It is a wonderful park that features the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden (started in 1931) and historical markers for the Battle of Westport, a Civil War battle fought on what are now the park grounds in October 1864. Visited on Wednesday July 31st and Saturday August 3rd.
Northern Flicker Family © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on July 24, 2021.
North Pond, Chicago, IL
It was such a delight to find this Northern Flicker busy preparing his new home for spring. I guess it won't be long before we can ditch these heavy coats and gloves!
Red-Shafted Flicker
Kirkland, WA
Dec. 14, 2005
I'd set my camera on a tripod, aimed it at the birdfeeder, set it on auto, and left--and caught the fellow who stares in our window and shrieks but doesn't stand still long enough to get photographed.
Next time I need to zoom out a bit more.