First red shafted. (1 Viewer)

First red shafted northern flicker, not a rare bird but it is the first time I have seen one, we have had many yellow shafted, female and males, so this is a nice change.

Center of Nebraska.

Drake.

Hey, I've never seen one, so I'm pretty darn excited for you.

Pretty cool.

Very nice, it's always cool to see something new.

Is that ever a colourful fellow... I dont think I've ever seen one before.. Thanks for sharing!

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First red shafted northern flicker, not a rare bird but it is the first time I have seen one, we have had many yellow shafted, female and males, so this is a nice change.

Center of Nebraska.

Drake.

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Thanks for the photo. Our flickers use a similar feeder. Both red and yellow shafted flickers visit our garden and team up together in mating pairs. Most of our flickers in southwestern aAberta are hybrids and I've found it curious why these two colour phases have stayed so distinct just a few hundred kilometers to the east.

Our garden woodpeckers of all species have been a curiosity. They will hang around for a few days or weeks and then we won't see them for a month, then they come back and so on. We get to know the individuals but they don't settle in a permanent spot for the winter even though we bribe them with all types of woodpecker treats.