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09-MAY-2006 Lloyd Spitalnik

Northern Flicker (male)

Shakespeare Garden, Central Park, NYC

Colaptes auratus

Both male and female Northern Flickers took turns excavating a nest hole. Unfortunately, as soon as they finished, they were evicted by the more aggressive European Starlings.


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Janet Forjan-Freedman08-Jul-2007 22:06
How exciting to capture this incredible action!
Bryan Ramsay01-Feb-2007 03:02
Great catch!!! -BJ V.
carol j. phipps02-Oct-2006 22:58
GMV! That's one busy bird. Well done.
Sheila20-May-2006 05:20
Wonderful action shot! V
(Starlings are shot on sight here if they come over from the eastern states.)
Eckhart Derschmidt19-May-2006 07:49
Hey, that's fantastic.Really working hard! GMV
Guest 19-May-2006 05:33
Fantastic capture Lloyd, and thanks for the information. I think it's time you published a book of birds!GMV
Bryan Murahashi19-May-2006 04:42
Wow! Great capture of this Flicker at work. Like the spray of wood chips here. V.