A few years ago, flickers built a nest in a tree by my studio and I got to watch them raise their family. I love these beautiful birds! This is a great photo!
Thanks Pam, I have never had a chance like that to watch a flicker family. We did have finches and robins nest in our yard and that was indeed quite a treat but flickers are indeed beautiful and display a unique behavior. I love to hear them pecking on metal objects as that heralds the arrival of spring and a new mating season around here.
I was glued to the window for several weeks! Indeed – it was a treat. Nice to find fellow bird lovers here. This summer, it’s hummingbirds that are the special treat…
Very cool. I’ve only seen (just barely) one woodpecker in my neck of the woods (NYC). Actually, I heard it more than I saw it. I was really surprised, since it was my first time seeing a woodpecker. I always thought they were supposed to look like the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. Yeah, seriously. LOL! 😉 Thanks for introducing me to the Flicker.
One of my favorite things about most woodpeckers is the fact that I hear them prior to seeing them most of the time. It then becomes a listen and look exercise to see if I can find them. The Northern Flicker is very common and in the spring can be heard pecking away on metal objects in the city as the mating season begins. A harbinger that spring is here.
Thanks Melisa, birds are a daily reminder of the wonders around us and give pleasure with both their familiarity as well as their novelty when you get to see new species. Have a great weekend.
HI and thanks.Yes getting these guys in flight is sure wonderful with either their orange or yellow/gold feathers showing. Hope your having a wonderful weekend.
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How beautiful, strikingly so.
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I agree this was one good looking flicker.
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Very nice!
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Thanks John.
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A few years ago, flickers built a nest in a tree by my studio and I got to watch them raise their family. I love these beautiful birds! This is a great photo!
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Thanks Pam, I have never had a chance like that to watch a flicker family. We did have finches and robins nest in our yard and that was indeed quite a treat but flickers are indeed beautiful and display a unique behavior. I love to hear them pecking on metal objects as that heralds the arrival of spring and a new mating season around here.
Mike
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I was glued to the window for several weeks! Indeed – it was a treat. Nice to find fellow bird lovers here. This summer, it’s hummingbirds that are the special treat…
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Birds are great to watch and perhaps the only wildlife still available to many living in urban areas.
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wow! Beautiful bird…great pic! Birds are so much fun to watch.
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Thanks Lana.
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Great shot – actually enjoying looking at your images. Hope to get where you are at some day 🙂
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Thanks you very much and thanks for taking time to take a peek at the photos. I appreciate it.
Regards,
Mike
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Great shot indeed!
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Thanks again, much appreciated.
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Oh wow! Never seen a bird like this before. I like it! 😀 Interesting name, too!
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Hi, around here in Colorado the Northern Flicker is the most common woodpecker.
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Very cool. I’ve only seen (just barely) one woodpecker in my neck of the woods (NYC). Actually, I heard it more than I saw it. I was really surprised, since it was my first time seeing a woodpecker. I always thought they were supposed to look like the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. Yeah, seriously. LOL! 😉 Thanks for introducing me to the Flicker.
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One of my favorite things about most woodpeckers is the fact that I hear them prior to seeing them most of the time. It then becomes a listen and look exercise to see if I can find them. The Northern Flicker is very common and in the spring can be heard pecking away on metal objects in the city as the mating season begins. A harbinger that spring is here.
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I love that idea. 🙂
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Thanks, it is a great noise to hear in the spring.
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Wow, Mike, how cute and lovely! I love seeing birds, though this one doesn’t exist in our country.
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Thanks Melisa, birds are a daily reminder of the wonders around us and give pleasure with both their familiarity as well as their novelty when you get to see new species. Have a great weekend.
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I love catching them in flight because of the golden color on the underside of their wings.
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HI and thanks.Yes getting these guys in flight is sure wonderful with either their orange or yellow/gold feathers showing. Hope your having a wonderful weekend.
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What a nice photo.
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Thanks Jim.
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I love these birds and their wild calls. Amazing capture.
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HI and I agree about their calls so fun to heard and the drumming they do in the spring is wonderful. Unless it’s on your chimney.
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Such a beautiful capture, Mike. The colors are stunning.
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Hi Jane, the Flickers do have wonderful and vibrant colors and hearing them call from the tress makes my mornings.
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Beautiful bird – so well captured!
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Thanks Eliza.
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