I’ve really had some wonderful encounters with Northern Flickers (Red-shafted) this past month.
At this instance, I was watching several young ones hammering at the soil, foraging for insects. Not quite self-sufficient just yet, because a parent swooped in alongside one of the juvenile males for a feeding.
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Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) parent beginning to feed a juvenile male
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“Down the hatch, one….”
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“Two….”
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“Three!”
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It wasn’t until the parent turned did I find out it was the male parent. 🙂
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“Burrrrppppp….”
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The juvenile could look a little more pleased to had have dinner fed to him, you think? 😏
