Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Beautiful Northern Flicker feeding at the suet cake holder, this is specially for the woodpecker type birds so that their tails rest against the paddle below, enabling them to balance more easily as they feed.

captured from open front window with telephoto.

These birds have such lovely bright red markings plus a lot of red/orange feathers in their tail that flashes as they fly away, and under their wings also, I think.

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20D, 100-400L

Created on: winter 2006/07

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Image Number: 34432

Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 27, 2007 at 6:05 PM said:

Hi Dud, good to see you here, thanks for the nice comments. Glad you like it and that it's something different for you. These just seem to be around here each fall and winter.

Dud from Louisiana on Jan 27, 2007 at 9:22 AM said:

I love your set of bird pictures!! This is one we don't see in our neck of the woods.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 27, 2007 at 1:25 AM said:

glad you like it, Janice. thankyou.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Jan 27, 2007 at 1:12 AM said:

Nice crisp shot of the Northern Flicker.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 26, 2007 at 5:26 PM said:

many thanks to all, glad you liked it :) - Don, Carol, Beverly, Alan, Alex, & Golda. Am not sure about the different colours of its feet, Alan, - maybe just the shadows. Plus, I have a new monitor now and everything looks lighter on it, so am not sure how things are showing up on other monitors. Noticed when I used the old monitor last night, everything looked darker that I'd submitted, so am not sure about the colours now :)

donwrob from Ohio on Jan 26, 2007 at 4:15 PM said:

Very pretty shot of the Flicker Alandra. They are quite a beautiful bird. Don

Golda from Port Alberni,Vancouver Is.Canada on Jan 26, 2007 at 3:42 PM said:

Alandra,I have to say one of my favorites also.Their markings are so beautiful.I like the solid black yoke on the chest,and the pale orange you see when they fly away.Great capture,you are the "bird woman".

Whittler from Maine on Jan 26, 2007 at 2:55 PM said:

WOW!! so thats what they are supposed to look like,huh?Great shot,its good to see you back in business again.

Shutterbug from Maine on Jan 26, 2007 at 9:58 AM said:

Beautiful photo of the flicker!

Carol

Talsi from WNC on Jan 26, 2007 at 9:52 AM said:

Wonderful shot - so clear.

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Jan 26, 2007 at 9:03 AM said:

Excellent photo! You did a super job from focusing to the exposure. The Northern Flicker for sure is a very pretty bird. I noticed they have one white foot and one black.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 26, 2007 at 7:26 AM said:

thankyou Steve, - these are among my favourite winter visitors, very attractive birds.

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Jan 26, 2007 at 7:23 AM said:

You have such different birds in Canada! This is a very handsome fellow, very well caught!

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