This morning while I was outside on the patio putting up
some Christmas Lights I noticed a pair of Northern Flickers in my neighbor’s
tree. We hear flickers daily, but don’t
always get a chance to see them. This
photo reveals several things, the red “moustache” indicates it is a male, and
also that it belongs to the Red-shafted race of Northern Flickers. Of course the red-shafted tail feathers would
be another indicator of its race. The other race of Northern Flickers is the
Yellow-shafted, which is predominantly on the East Coast, but some are seen in
Oregon, and just to complicate matters, from what I had read they do inter
breed. Anyway, I love their bright colors which today reminded me of Christmas, and
although this is Thanksgiving, we are all on our way to Christmas for sure
starting tomorrow.
A great Mascot to start the holiday season! Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo <3
ReplyDeleteNice photo Jim.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot.
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