Description
This Is a male Yellow Shafted Flicker...a member of the woodpecker family. I recently returned to a tree that I had observed Eastern Bluebirds nesting in last season. This year there's a family of Yellow Shafted Northern Flickers using the cavity. I observed from a distance, the edge of the ditch , the tree is on private property. In this frame the male takes a break from feeding the young ones and shows off his brilliant red plumage on the backside of its head.
Taken By
Greg McIntosh
Taken On
June 12, 2023
Tagged
northern
flicker
nesting
chicks
nature
wildlife
bird
tree
ontario
animal
beak
woodpecker
Bird
Beak
Trunk
Phasianidae
Feather
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Focal:
840
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Lens Model:
EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
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Shutter speed:
0.003125
sec
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Aperture: f/
8