Bad bird photo: northern flicker
Bad bird photo: northern flicker
I’ve been able to spot this northern flicker at the feeder a few times. I don’t think I’ve seen them before, so it was neat to see then read up on them.
The northern flicker is a woodpecker that migrates, so here in Connecticut maybe it’s only seen in winter. There’s also two sub-species: red-shafted and yellow-shafted; this is obviously the yellow-shafted bird.
While I’ve been able to spot him several times over the past few weeks, I’ve only managed to get a few bad photos like this one. They’re very nervous birds and fly off at the smallest movement — including, seemingly, me moving around inside the house. This was shot through the dining room window and the porch window, in harsh light.
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I don't think I've ever seen one of these before, are they rare? Pretty good picture even though it sounds like the circumstances were working against you.
They're apparently pretty common. At least, according to the maps I could find they're all over North America. But I don't think I've seen them before, either, so maybe they're just not common here? I saw it again this morning, though as I walked through the living room to get a closer view he flew off again -- very skittish.
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