Male Northern Flicker woodpecker calls and drums to attract a female to
the Screech Owl nest box he has claimed as a nest site.
the Screech Owl nest box he has claimed as a nest site.
He is a gorgeous
yellow-shafted variety common to eastern North America with a call
similar to a Pileated Woodpecker, but weaker and higher pitched.
yellow-shafted variety common to eastern North America with a call
similar to a Pileated Woodpecker, but weaker and higher pitched.
The
call ringing through the forest almost brings to mind the sounds of a
tropical jungle.
call ringing through the forest almost brings to mind the sounds of a
tropical jungle.
This brown woodpecker flashes bright colors under the wings and tail
when it flies.
when it flies.
Its ringing calls and short bursts of drumming can be
heard in spring almost throughout North America.
heard in spring almost throughout North America.
Two very
different-looking forms -- Yellow-shafted Flicker in the east and north,
and Red-shafted Flicker in the west -- were once considered separate
species.
More info at: http://screech-owls.blogspot.com/2016...
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