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28-Jun-2021

20210628 2869 SERIES - Northern Flicker.jpg

Five images of Mom and Dad feeding the two young.

Top Image: Mom's turn at feeding. Only one of the young is visible. From its blackish moustache, it would appear to be a boy.


I'm not sure, but I think this is Mom again feeding two young. The top young again displays a faded black moustache, indicative of a male. It is not clear what the lower one is from this image.


Dad's turn to do the feeding; however he seems to have some issues with junior. Actually, I think he is trying to dodge juniors sharp aggressive beak.


Dad doing guard duty, or just having a rest after the frantic feeding of the hungry siblings. Note the two young peeking through the nest-hole. Again the upper one is a male, but I still am not sure about the lower one; however, I believe that both are males.


Dad off for an other load of grub for the kids. And, so it went every 20 minutes or so during the two hours I was observing the activity from some distance.




Nikon D500
1/800s f/6.3 at 390.0mm iso140 full exif

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Janet Forjan-Freedman22-Jul-2021 19:00
Great series!
francoisconstantin07-Jul-2021 20:29
Great pictures, they gave you a beautiful show.
Colin Storey06-Jul-2021 18:41
Great and enjoyable series Hank.
davidksmith06-Jul-2021 17:38
Wonderful series Hank. Love each composition and detail.
Hennie & Lies Lammers06-Jul-2021 12:42
outstanding series of this beautiful flicker, Hank
joseantonio06-Jul-2021 03:42
what a great series.
Missed Opportunities06-Jul-2021 01:47
Very nice series and the comments add to the images - V
larose forest photos06-Jul-2021 00:19
This is fascinating. Imagine the energy that these birds use to feed their hungry young.
hayl05-Jul-2021 23:12
Love the one with the two eyes peering out of the hole. An excellent series.
Helen Betts05-Jul-2021 22:34
Excellent and informative behavioral series of captures.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet05-Jul-2021 22:07
Beautiful série.
Pierre Martin05-Jul-2021 21:57
beautiful behavior serie's, they give you quite a show!
globalgadabout05-Jul-2021 21:54
kids can certainly keep parents busy, and your sequence shows that convincingly..
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