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Colaptes auratus cafer
One of the most beautiful birds I have ever the had the good luck to spot in nature: It is the Western North America subspecies of Northern Flicker. They are red under the tail and underwings and have red shafts on their primaries. They have a beige cap and a grey face. Only males have a red moustache. The females had a more yellow marking next to the cheeks. At 12-14 inches long, they are medium sized woodpeckers. They have rounded brownish heads with gray or brown crowns and bills which curve downwards. Their backs are brown with black barring. They have tan bellies and chests with black spots and white rumps. They also sport black bibs on their chests.
Bishop City Park, CA.
Spotted on Jan 2, 2015
Submitted on Jan 2, 2015
15 Comments
Thanks Namitha! :-)
Beautiful series and video:).
Thanks!
Wow! Beautiful!
That's one gorgeous bird - what attractive markings ! Lovely spotting Marta and thanks for the video.
Thanks! Also I agree Joshua! I was so happy to do a little walk in the park and find these birds. So many exellent sightings in California..I will go back some day :-)
Sharp photos!
Bishop is a great place to go to see birds - especially woodpeckers. I saw Red-breasted and Red-naped Sapsuckers for the first time there.
Wonderful spotting Marta!
Lovely series and nice video showing the interaction between the birds!
So beautiful. Thanks Marta, you post some incredible species!
Very beautiful bird Marta...
Thanks for the nice comments! I was lucky to be right below, to see the under feathers which are also so beautiful :-)
Incredible images Marta...thank you!
Beautiful indeed, Marta.