Northern Flicker in Sun
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|This is a back shot of the Northern (Yellow Shafted) Flicker that comes to our feeders. I particularly liked this shot because of the late afternoon side lighting on it's head and the way it has it's tail feathers spread.|
The Yellow-shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus resides in eastern North America. They are yellow under the tail and under wings and have yellow shafts on their primaries. They have a gray cap, a beige face and a red bar at the nape of their neck. Males have a black mustache. Colaptes comes from the Greek verb colapt, to peck. Auratus is from the Latin root aurat, meaning "gold" or "golden" and refers to the bird's under wing.
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Hello Bob! Excellent capture. Perfect colours. Ideal sharp. Good luck!