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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
“Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)”is the name of this photo which was taken early this morning at 7:40 am, at 2 different feeders of the same bird.
Northern Flickers are the "anteaters" of the bird world. They feed on the ground, frequenting lawns and leaf litter. Northern Flickers do not have the super-hammering apparatus of most woodpeckers. This means they can't drill into hard wood and need rotten or soft trees for nest-holes; and they feed primarily on the ground (or downed, rotten logs).
I think this is a “Yellow-shafted" female but as an amateur I stand to be corrected. |
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