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Jan 27, 2019 08:42:43   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)


Very nice picture of a neat bird. Your explanation of where the bird is sitting in relation to the sun and wind direction adds to the intrigue of the picture.

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Jan 27, 2019 09:19:58   #
DebAnn Loc: Toronto
 
Beautiful!
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)

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Jan 27, 2019 09:21:45   #
Darren01 Loc: Fallbrook California
 

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Jan 27, 2019 09:41:31   #
lindmike
 
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)


Beautiful

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Jan 27, 2019 09:47:05   #
lensbaby007 Loc: Ohio
 
I really like how the bird blends in to it's surroundings. Beautiful light and color, a wonderful shot.

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Jan 27, 2019 10:36:12   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Excellent shot.

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Jan 27, 2019 13:07:51   #
Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA
 

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Jan 27, 2019 15:11:07   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
Beautiful lighting makes this one very appealing.

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Jan 27, 2019 15:18:04   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
jeep_daddy wrote:
Beautiful image. Very sharp and well cropped.


All of the above!

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Jan 27, 2019 19:01:11   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Very good composition, light and detail. Well done!

Don

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Jan 27, 2019 21:02:48   #
BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas
 
Excellent!

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Jan 27, 2019 21:06:22   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Excellent!

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Jan 27, 2019 21:24:26   #
Pysanka Artist Loc: Rochester, NY
 
What a great shot!! We have the yellow shafted flicker in our area of New York, and YES it sounds like a machine gun going off when when it pummels the metal on our roof!

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Feb 2, 2019 18:16:27   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Very nice, and thank you for the information.

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