David Michael Self · @dmself
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I had a talk with Ripley, the #NorthernFlicker who has been abusing my hanging #suet #feeder and inadvertently feeding the #BlueJays.
She explained that if I'd taken the simple precaution of looking up her size on the internet and measuring the perch distance, we wouldn't be having this problem, ya jerk.
These photos demonstrate her situation with the aid of a #plush #GiantAnteater which is bigger than Ripley, but has the same length legs-to-snout.
#measureatleastonce #anteater #bird #Birds #GiantAnteater #plush #bluejays #feeder #suet #NorthernFlicker
David Michael Self · @dmself
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I apologize for the poor quality of these photos, but here you can see the #NorthernFlicker hanging upside down from a #suet feeder just to get the last few scraps, and the #BlueJays on the ground reaping the benefits of her messy eating.
She is completely ignoring the other feeder, and also ignoring the ground-level feeder which I put in just for her.
#bluejays #birdsbeingevil #bird #Birds #NorthernFlicker #suet
David Michael Self · @dmself
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Right now, a #NorthernFlicker (a ground-feeding #woodpecker) has flown up to one of the hanging, perch-less suet feeders (which #BlueJays cannot eat from), and is pounding on the suet, causing bits of it to fly off in every direction.
A flock of *five* Blue Jays has gathered underneath to eat all the pieces.
She is does this, *despite* the fact that I put a feeder with the same suet just for her. at *ground* level where she is supposed to be.
What dirt do the Blue Jays have on her?
#bluejays #Woodpecker #NorthernFlicker
Adam Kaningher · @adamk0310
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David Michael Self · @dmself
40 followers · 348 posts · Server mstdn.socialI used to complain about #hawks staking out my #bird feeders, but lately Biff (the #BlueJay bully) no longer wastes time harassing the other #birds. He gets his food and runs.
And it's not just because of Ripley (the angry #NorthernFlicker). Biff is afraid of hawks, as he should be.
I read an article about hawks and #hummingbirds. #Bluejays eat #hummingbird eggs, but hawks eat Bluejays, and hawks *don't* eat hummingbirds.
It's a #LandscapeOfFear type situation: More hawks, more hummingbirds.
#landscapeoffear #hummingbird #bluejays #hummingbirds #NorthernFlicker #Birds #bluejay #bird #hawks
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro · @redcrew
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Northern Flicker stopped by our yard in the morning, foraging in the grass.
#NorthernFlicker #birding #Birds
John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
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A northern flicker enjoying a dust bath near the Compost Heap in Central Park.
#northernflicker #woodpecker #nature #wildlife #dustbath #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks
#NorthernFlicker #woodpecker #nature #wildlife #dustbath #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #centralpark #nycparks
Colman Jones · @colmanjones
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Friday afternoon visitors #birds #birdphotography #robin #northernflicker #bluejay #lionsheadontario #brucepeninsula https://instagr.am/p/CrTyY4AJdvy/
#brucepeninsula #lionsheadontario #bluejay #NorthernFlicker #robin #birdphotography #birds
John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
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My current desktop background. A male northern flicker perching.
#northernflicker #woodpeckers #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #tannerspring #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo
#NorthernFlicker #woodpeckers #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #tannerspring #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
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Some shots of Northern Flickers in flight taken between the Pool and Harlem Hill in Central Park.
#northernflicker #woodpeckers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsinflight #flyingbirds #centralpark #pool #harlemhill #canonphotography #luminarneo
#NorthernFlicker #woodpeckers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #birdsinflight #flyingbirds #centralpark #pool #harlemhill #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
wileydogger · @wileydogger
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Angelique Sophia · @angeliquesophia
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The first is an elaborate dance/conversation where I imagine important matters are being discussed. 😉
Next is a Flicker "falling" off a tree and a slow-motion version of the dive. So cool!
Song: "Wild Heart" by Bleachers
#bleachers #northernflicker #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdbehavior #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #naturevideos #wildlifevideos #birdvideos
#birdvideos #wildlifevideos #naturevideos #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #birdbehavior #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdnerd #birds #NorthernFlicker #bleachers
Erin · @erinbydesign
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Northern Flicker! Love the brilliant yellow on their shaft and under their wings.
#NorthernFlicker #birdphotography #birds
a.m. radiofairyland · @handmade_ghost
82 followers · 286 posts · Server mastodon.lolThis #NorthernFlicker was a delight to see out in the cold sunshine, sipping from the rivulets of water under the snow's edge.
#NorthernFlicker #waterislife #birds #oregon
Justfolk · @Justfolk
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"Get a room!"
It was very cold overnight, down below minus fourteen C in our neighbourhood. It only rarely gets that cold hereabouts (St. John's, Newfoundland).
First thing this morning, these two were doing a courtship dance outside our kitchen door. I would have thought this was a little early in the year for that sort of thing. But all's timely in love.
They kept it up for ten minutes and then disappeared together. A half hour later the female (on the right) was back, checking out the supply of peanuts by our door.
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#NorthernFlicker
#Courtship
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John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
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A northern flicker in Central Park.
#northernflicker #woodpeckers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks
#NorthernFlicker #woodpeckers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #centralpark #nycparks
Tyler Ellis · @nvblue
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Northern flicker #birds #birding #reno #nevada #NorthernFlicker
#NorthernFlicker #nevada #reno #birding #birds
Justfolk · @Justfolk
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A northern flicker outside our kitchen window a couple of days ago. It was just after sunrise on a rainy day, so it was darker than usual. And I cannot hold cameras straight (I'm lazy about it) so I turnt the picture a little.
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#NorthernFlicker
#InTheRain
Adam Kaningher · @adamk0310
4 followers · 41 posts · Server mas.toI, too, like hanging out at the bird feeder.
#birds #woodpecker #NorthernFlicker
Adam Kaningher · @adamk0310
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I, too, like hanging out at the bird feeder.
#birds #woodpecker #NorthernFlicker