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very beautiful bird the first one I ve ever seen...charlie
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In flight, the undersides of the wings are yellow and the red on back of the head is more apparent . Cool birds, indeed.
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60 years ago, I was told that flickers East of the Mississippi had yellow underwings, west they were rose-colored. Whatever, they're great. We have lots here at the cabin
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Beautiful birds. Flickers and the little downy woodpeckers love the suet feeder about two feet outside the window of our sitting room. If we sit still we can look at them from just a few feet. Have not been there nesting though. There is a knothole like that in our one maple - but it always gets stuffed full of walnuts by the squirrels
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I've always identified them as yellow shafted flicker.
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05-12-2022, 07:56 AM | #9 | ||||||
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My favorite course in college was ornithology. I have a copy of Peterson's or Sibley's guides at hand along with binocs in my truck and my kitchen. You never know what you can add to your life list.
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05-12-2022, 08:06 AM | #10 | ||||||
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Daryl, have you tried the Cornell All About Birds website? Great for ID, but the best part is the recorded song for each bird. We play them in the yard and often call birds in for better viewing. You should give it a try.
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