Tendrils

Tag: Northern Flicker (yellow shafted phase)(Colaptes auratus)

  • Northern Flicker Showing Off Its Yellow

    January 29, 2025 A Northern Flicker (yellow shafted phase)(Colaptes auratus) proudly showing off his yellow. Sometimes I’m fortunate and get to see it, other times it is hard to tell why they are called yellow shafted. This a male. You can tell by the presence of that black mustache. He’s sitting at a cluster of…

  • One Of Many

    January 13, 2025 A Northern Flicker (yellow shafted phase)(Colaptes auratus). One of an incredible number of birds that have been around for the peanuts, hulled sunflower seeds, and suet during this weeklong snow event. My count of species that have been in attendance is now at eighteen. Flickers are mainly insect eaters, but during the…