Northern Flickers

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Northern Flickers

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Their call drives me batty some days, but they sure are beautiful birds! My pics don't do them justice.

edited for typo's! :oops:
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This is the male excuvating a cavity in a dead tree.
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At least they aren't Piliateds! Talk about noise!
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Oh man..... wonder if I have these.....very cool, Claudia!! :P
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Spider, we have the Pileated Woodpeckers too! I have yet to get a photo of one though. That is the bird I am dying to get a pic of!

They don't seem to go at quite the non-stop rate that the flicker do when they first show up. It has been 3 weeks of torture here with all of them. It seems now that they are mated up and getting ready to nest the do shutup for periods of time!
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Post by Annie »

We have those! I like them :)

Lucy I think you have them where you are too!

Great shots :cool:
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Post by wishiwere »

Dear, how close are you when you get these nesting pics? Very nice pics! Loverly! I think I need to come for a camp out in your back yard! :D

Are you rural?
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This is located in the little woods across the road and I was about 8- 10 feet away. :P
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