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Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker

 

 

A cloudy day provided lighting for a "painterly" view of a Northern Flicker, as seen here...

 

 

In this split panel, notice similarities and differences between Male (L) and Female (R)

 

 

 

 

As I walked around the tree, this female Flicker would disappear to the opposite side!

 

 

 

 

Finally, the Female Flicker provided me with a full length side view!

 

 

 

 

 

A backview of a male Flicker

 

 

A male Flicker, puffed up against the cold of a late February day

 

 

 

Along the Jordan River in Murray, a Female Northern Flicker excavates a nest-hole!

 

 

 

Her head is completely inside the cavity, tearing out the wood.

 

 

 

At a later date, several baby birds would crowd the entrance waiting for food!

 

 

 

 

 

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