Quick -- what is it?

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited May 26, 2006 in Wildlife
Update: Northern Flicker, guessed correctly by Allen. Full pictures below


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Anybody care to hazard a guess? :wink The winner gets to see the rest of it. :D

Cheers,
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Owl

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    USAIR wrote:
    Owl

    Fred

    Sorry, not an owl, Fred. Thanks for the guess though. thumb.gif

    Regards,
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Falcon
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    Falcon
    Man, you guys are going with broad categories on me, aren't ya?

    Eggsellent guess, Mr. Burns. But no, it's not a falcon. Thanks for guessing. thumb.gif

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  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    A Coopers Hawk with dots :D
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Northern Flicker
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    raian wrote:
    A Coopers Hawk with dots :D

    lol3.giflol3lol3.gif Good one. But no. Thanks for checking in though, Raian. thumb.gif

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Common Flicker. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Allen wrote:
    Northern Flicker

    Joel is not replying because we've ruined his fun. rolleyes1.gif

    Is there a difference between a Northern and a Common?
  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Maybr it's a Common Northern Flickerrolleyes1.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    Allen wrote:
    Northern Flicker
    Folks, we have a winner!!! clap.gifclapclap.gif

    I bow to your expertise, Allen. bowdown.gif

    I figured that would be an extremely difficult ID without the head. I guess it's basically a woodpecker?

    Here are the pictures.

    It's a large, almost magestic bird with a chest that resembles a hawk, I thought.

    IMG_4818.jpg

    I'm really digging this bird.
    IMG_4815.jpg

    Sorry about all the pictures, I just couldn't choose between these.
    IMG_4820.jpg

    Here's a shot of him praying that I don't take any more pictures of him. :giggle
    IMG_4819.jpg

    Thanks for lookin' and playing along.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Allen wrote:
    Maybr it's a Common Northern Flickerrolleyes1.gif

    ....or maybe Northern is it's Common name! ne_nau.gif:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Northern_Flicker_dtl.html
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Common Flicker. :D
    A Flicker indeed, Ric. I tip my hat to you as well. bowdown.gif

    Well done.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    A Flicker indeed, Ric. I tip my hat to you as well. bowdown.gif

    Well done.

    -joel

    This was an easy one for me since I see one almost everytime I go shooting. I'm sure Allen is correct in calling it a Northern, it's just that my Audubon field guide calls it a Common and makes no reference to Northern.headscratch.gif
  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    What a cool bird! And I agree, the chest DOES look like a hawk ;)
  • gildcogildco Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Great shots!
    Good work. Nice group of captures.
    Gil
  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Still looks like an owl :D

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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2006
    Wow! those are great shots. I haven't managed to get a closeup yet. :cry I have
    Sibley's by Audubon and it lists two flickers, the Gilded & Northern. To be more
    specific, yours is the Yellow-Shaffed (Taiga/Eastern) strain of Northern.

    I did get a pair going thru their mating ritual. See pics here.

    Thanks for sharing the excellent photos.
    AL
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    This was an easy one for me since I see one almost everytime I go shooting. I'm sure Allen is correct in calling it a Northern, it's just that my Audubon field guide calls it a Common and makes no reference to Northern.headscratch.gif
    Time for a new Field Guide. rolleyes1.gif

    I have the Audubon Sibley Guide, same one Allen uses.

    So you see 'em all the time, eh? This is the first one I've ever seen. Tell you what, I'll trade you a couple dozen cow birds for one flicker. deal.gif

    Regards,
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    raian wrote:
    What a cool bird! And I agree, the chest DOES look like a hawk ;)

    Thanks, Raian. Great minds think alike. :D

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    gildco wrote:
    Good work. Nice group of captures.
    Thanks, Gil. Kudos graciously accepted. :D

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    USAIR wrote:
    Still looks like an owl :D

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 25, 2006
    Allen wrote:
    Wow! those are great shots. I haven't managed to get a closeup yet. :cry I have
    Sibley's by Audubon and it lists two flickers, the Gilded & Northern. To be more
    specific, yours is the Yellow-Shaffed (Taiga/Eastern) strain of Northern.

    I did get a pair going thru their mating ritual. See pics here.

    Thanks for sharing the excellent photos.
    AL

    Thanks a lot, Allen. I appreciate the nice comments. I have the same book as you.

    Those mating ritual shots are facinating and very, very cool!!! That must have been something to watch.

    Regards,
    -joel
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    Time for a new Field Guide. rolleyes1.gif

    I have the Audubon Sibley Guide, same one Allen uses.

    So you see 'em all the time, eh? This is the first one I've ever seen. Tell you what, I'll trade you a couple dozen cow birds for one flicker. deal.gif

    Regards,
    -joel

    You may be right! Mine is over 15 years old.rolleyes1.gif It's the small leather bound edition. Maybe they didn't have space for big words like "Northern".:D
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