The backyard is a busy place…especially when it gets cold. Feeder activity can really pick up and sometimes you get a few birds that don’t play very nice. Starlings are not common, but a few may show up from time to time, and they like to try and bully other birds around. Often it will … Read more
I figure Flickers like a nice day just about as much as anybody else. As is common in the spring around here, a southerly breeze will raise the temperatures pretty quick. I think we hit close to 70 on this day in early March. Plus, the birds were busy. And I didn’t need a coat … Read more
I think if I keep this up, this “fun with flickers” thing might end up with its own category. They are one of my favorite backyard birds for sure. What I find interesting about this image, is you can see the mud on the upper part of the birds beak. It’s been rooting around, poking … Read more
It’s been awhile since we have had a regular sighting of the Yellow Shafted Flickers. I found them nesting in a hole about 20′ up in a dead tree this spring, but once the leaves came out they were pretty stealthy. They are just now coming back into the feeders, which probably means the other … Read more
Make no mistake, this beauty rules the backyard feeders. I used to think Blue Jays or Red Bellied Woodpeckers were pretty bossy. They’d announce their arrival well ahead of time, and if any other birds where near the feeder they wanted to command, they were soon shown the door. But try to scrap with this … Read more