A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) female. I’m glad to see this female around. She been away. Maybe now the male, her mate, will quite banging on our chimney!
2018/04/15 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Northern Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Colaptes auratus, Female, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Woodpecker | 2 Comments
A male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) enjoying the suet in one of our feeders.
2018/03/02 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Downy Woodpecker, Woodpecker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Downy Woodpecker, Empress tree, Nature, Outdoor, Suet, Woodpecker | 1 Comment
A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Yellow shafted, keeps and eye on the Starlings. They have a constant battle as to who’s going to dominate the suet feeder.
2018/02/24 | Categories: Aldergrove, Northern Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Maple Tree, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Woodpecker, Yellow Shafted | 4 Comments
It seems as January progresses we have been enveloped in the gloomies. Natural light has been non-existant, almost! Here’s a dreamy version of a Red Shafted Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) high in the Maple tree.
2018/01/25 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Northern Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Red Shafted, Woodpecker | 4 Comments
Here’s a regular visitor to our feeders. These guys really like our Suet. This one is a Intergrade Northern Flicker Yellow Shafted (Colaptes auratus)
2018/01/22 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Norther Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Intergrade, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Woodpecker, Yellow Shafted | 4 Comments
This lovely lady Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) likes to sit way up there on the top of this Maple tree in our neighbours yard.
2017/12/15 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Norther Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Nature, Northern Flicker, Outdoor, Woodpecker | 2 Comments
A red shafted male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) perched in a Rose of Sharon Bush is waiting for his turn at the Suet feeder! We currently have four of these beauties visiting out feeders!
2017/11/25 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Norther Flicker | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, male, Nature, Northern Flicker, Red Shafted, Woodpecker | 4 Comments
