Dueling Woodpeckers is a photograph by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom which was uploaded on May 7th, 2012.
Dueling Woodpeckers
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Dueling Woodpeckers
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Dueling Woodpeckers Washington Michigan
Northern Flicker Woodpecker,Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.
The red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms of the Northern Flicker formerly were considered different species. The two forms hybridize extensively in a wide zone from Alaska to the panhandle of Texas. A hybrid often has some traits from each of the two forms and some traits that are intermediate between them. The Red-shafted Flicker also hybridizes with the Gilded Flicker, but less frequently.
The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north.
Northern Flickers generally nest in holes in trees like other woodpeckers. Occasionally, they’ve been found nesting in old, earthen burrows vacated by Belted Kingfishers or Bank Swallows.
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May 7th, 2012
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Comments (9)
Renee Croushore
Wow LeeAnn, this is stunning! I love your descriptions as well, they remind me of birding with my Dad. I will share this with him. f/v. Congratulation on your spectacular shot.
LeeAnn McLane-Goetz
A dark and rainy day with a beautiful set of woodpeckers gathering bugs and playing in the rain.
LeeAnn McLane-Goetz
Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants. The red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms of the Northern Flicker formerly were considered different species. The two forms hybridize extensively in a wide zone from Alaska to the panhandle of Texas. A hybrid often has some traits from each of the two forms and some traits that are intermediate between them. The Red-shafted Flicker also hybridizes with the Gilded Flicker, but less frequently. The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of their range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north. Northern Flickers generally nest in holes in trees like other woodpeckers. Occasionally, they’ve been found nesting in old, earthen burrows vacated by Belted Kingfishers or Bank Swallows.
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