Berry Tasty

by Donna Kennedy

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Berry Tasty

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Donna Kennedy

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Photograph - Photographs

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy-
Northern Flicker feeding on berries, Reno Nevada

Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus ) are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don't be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It's not where you would expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you will see a flash of color in the wings-yellow if you're in the East, red if you're in the West-and a bright white flash on the rump. Its ringing calls and short bursts of drumming can be heard in spring almost throughout North America. Two very different-looking forms -- Yellow-shafted Flicker in the east and north, and Red-shafted Flicker in the west -- were once considered separate species. They interbreed wherever their ranges come in contact. On the western Great Plains, there is a broad zone where all the flickers are intergrades between Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Real Beautiful Birds
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Nuts Seeds and Berries
-Wildlife One A Day
-Wild Birds of the World
-All About Birds
-Just Perfect

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April 20th, 2023

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