The Northern Flicker is distinctive in its species. This is a western flicker, the eastern flicker has yellow where the northern has red. Where east meets west along the Great Plains, the two will hybridize. They both have a noticable black crescent shaped bib. The red shafted flicker resides year round, whereas the yellow shafted are present only from fall to spring. Taken in my backyard, Mission, B.C.
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MJ Mitchell 11 Apr 2008
Beautiful bird and beautiful capture!nasibu mwande 10 Apr 2008
magnificentMichael Easter 10 Apr 2008
outstanding shot such wonderful clairity!Emily Reed 10 Apr 2008
WHAT A GREAT CAPTURE!jamie winter 10 Apr 2008
fantastic capture Pam