Northern Flicker

When I first saw this bird he was digging into the mud under the snow:

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Great pics Joel ! One thing I would add....it's a she !!

Nicely done and #3 is hilarious, just need a power nap.

Very nice set! We can only dream about mud up here in the Northeast!

Great series..love #3

Thanks all of you for hose comments. Rick I was not aware it was female. If the female is this colorful, how beautiful would a male be?

It took me a while to figure out what she was doing down in the snow. She "flicked" the snow out of the way, and then started digging into the mud below the snow. This went on for about 7 minutes. I actually took well over 100 pics of this, and then up in the tree where she cleaned off her beak.

Males will have a black stripe starting at the beak and running across the cheek.

Very nice and interesting shots.

Great shots Joel, #2 is my fav.

Thanks for the comments guys. This was in the front yard of the office where I work, so at lunch time I was able to shoot them. I got so excited about getting these. One of the ladies I work with said, "Boy, it sure doesn't take much to make you happy".

haha - your co-worker doesn't realize what it takes to get a series like this. you have to be good and lucky

CaptBob wrote in post #17454277
haha - your co-worker doesn't realize what it takes to get a series like this. you have to be good and lucky

That is exactly what a fellow photographer and I were discussing a while back. All the careful planning in the world can't automatically make success. Luck is involved, or I prefer to say "good fortune".