Colaptes auratus cafer
Appearance:
Large woodpecker
Brown back with narrow black bars
Black chest patchLarge woodpecker
Brown back with narrow black bars
Black spots on belly
White rump
Red under wings and tail
Gray face
Brown crown
Red 'moustache' stripe (male)
Listen to its call.
This fellow has been seen in our yard numerous times within recent weeks. He's usually perched on one of our large pine trees, although I've also seen him at our feeder on a couple of occasions. Northern flickers have long barbed tongues to lap up their prey. So, now I know who's been gobbling up the bark butter so quickly.
nice one! I swear I only see juncos and finches.
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I really like the second photo! Love the angle it was taken at! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteSara
Holy cow! What a bird, and what a great new picture too. I wanna see one of these!
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