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    Communities > Forums > Bird Identification
    Forum: Bird IdentificationReplies: 5, Views: 83
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    wingwoman
    Aurora, CO

    July 1, 2012 11:01 PM

    Post #9189432

    We have these beautiful woodpeckers that hang out in our back yard, and I photograph them often. I decided to see what genus(s) this particular bird is, and couldn't find any images that matched up to the shots I've taken. My husband calls them flickers, and he knows as much about these things as I do. Here are a few photos. My thanks to anyone who can enlighten me.

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    Chillybean

    Chillybean
    Near Central, IA (Zone 4a)

    July 2, 2012 5:44 AM

    Post #9189599

    This is a Northern Flicker, the Red-shafted subspecies. The one with the red mustache is the male.

    We have the Yellow-shafted ones here with the males having a black mustache.
    wingwoman
    Aurora, CO

    July 2, 2012 11:06 AM

    Post #9190025

    Thank you kindly! It's just silly to spend so many years not knowing what I'm photographing. I have an almost obsessively large collection of red-shafted Northern flicker photos, and it's nice to have an accurate name for them. I'll mark this as closed.

    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    July 2, 2012 3:32 PM

    Post #9190376

    Ditto; just to add that flickers are woodpeckers ;-)

    Resin
    P_Edens
    Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a)

    July 3, 2012 3:35 PM

    Post #9191740

    What a beautiful bird! Images are soooo good.
    wingwoman
    Aurora, CO

    July 6, 2012 4:53 PM

    Post #9195755

    Thanks for the compliment. An incredibly expensive camera can do wonders for one's "skills"

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