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Colaptes auratus
Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the East, red if you’re in the West – and a bright white flash on the rump. (Cornell)
Male - Spotted in a National Wildlife Refuge in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Spotted on May 24, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013
10 Comments
Thanks, Jemma!
Beautiful!!
Thank you very much, Jerry! I love to see local missions...it's amazing what we have here in the state! ;-)
Thank you Stian!!
Fantastic pictures Christy!
Thanks Mark & Mona!
Yours is a cute series, Jemma!! I hope to see some youngsters soon...we didn't see a female, so either the male was still looking for a mate (we're having a strangely late spring!) or the mom was sitting on eggs!
Nice shots Christy.
Beautiful pictures
lovely. You might be able to see a family!!
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