the best of Nature At My Doorstep: Northern Flicker

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Male Northern Flicker

I took these photos last Saturday. The flicker was searching for insects in the bark of a poplar tree. I probably wouldn't have seen him at all but for his piercing territorial call.

There are some good recordings of the various sounds that the flicker makes at the All About Birds website.

PEACE EVERYONE

"Everything tries to be round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were." ~ Black Elk - Oglala Sioux

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To find new things, take the path you took yesterday." ~ John Burroughs

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." ~ Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation