I See You

An Intergrade Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) close up. It knows I’m standing there, but is too interested in the suet feeder at its feet to fly away. An Intergrade is a cross between a Yellow Shafted Flicker and a Red Shafted Flicker.

This entry was posted on 2017/03/17 by Robin. It was filed under Birds, Woodpecker and was tagged with Backyard, Bird, Close up, Nature, Northern Flicker.

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bkcitta

Great photo!

2017/03/17 at 11:23 pm

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- Robin
  
  bkcitta, thank you!
  
  2017/03/18 at 12:13 am
  
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rhiebert

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an intergrade, but I do enjoy seeing the Flickers on the yard.

2017/03/18 at 2:07 am

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- Robin
  
  Ruth, thank you! I think they only occur where the two types overlap territory. I really like them too! I think the red shafts are predominantly western birds.
  
  2017/03/18 at 2:51 am
  
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Bob Bushell

Brilliant piece of photography Robin, the best.

2017/03/18 at 9:25 am

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- Robin
  
  Bob, thank you!
  
  2017/03/18 at 8:58 pm
  
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