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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus, male. |
I could not help but hear this loud blast from a Red-bellied Woodpecker hammering on neighbor's gutter this morning! I jumped out of my bed and grabbed my camera and by the time, I rushed to my backyard, this drumming pecker was gone. I was a bit of upset because I really wanted to video a drumming woodpecker to use in my upcoming short video. Oh, well, I thought I should get up earlier tomorrow since woodpecker's breeding season starts in the late winter. Hammering on tree trunk or metal objects such as chimney cap or gutter is their way of territorial announcement. As I collected my gears and tried to get ready for my work, I saw something moving between branches. Its golden, yellow colors reflected by the morning sun made no mistake that it was a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)! Flickers are like most woodpeckers, they can climb up the trunk of trees but they mainly forage ants on the ground. The best part was this flicker was very near and he did not move much! While this flicker enjoyed his morning sun, I enjoyed photographing him ;)
During my snap, one Pileated Woodpecker showed up, few Downy were always around and one Yellow-bellied Sapsucker quietly sat on a River Birch tree. Though I missed a hammering Red-bellied Woodpecker, I got a beautiful male Northern Flicker! What a pleasurable way to wake up! Happy Birding! -- Linda
During my snap, one Pileated Woodpecker showed up, few Downy were always around and one Yellow-bellied Sapsucker quietly sat on a River Birch tree. Though I missed a hammering Red-bellied Woodpecker, I got a beautiful male Northern Flicker! What a pleasurable way to wake up! Happy Birding! -- Linda
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