Tag: Northern Flicker

Just sitting out in the back yard.

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This is the first video I’ve gotten without the sliding glass door between me and our Northern Flicker. https://videopress.com/v/LEDJrHk7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Northern Flicker loves our suet Some still shots. Northern Flicker Hydrangea getting ready to flower And a couple of Chestnut-backed Chickadees loving the hot-pepper suet. https://videopress.com/v/0iDNofCH?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Chestnut-backed Chickadees And no yard is complete without a squirrel …

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Welcome to the suet feeder, woodpeckers! And chickadee!

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Just watching out my back glass door, as numerous birds come to take advantage of our feeders, both seed and suet. The seed feeder is nearly empty, since I will be bringing it in for a thorough cleaning. Both suet feeders are full, and attracting lots of hungry birds. Just in the last hour, there …

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That flicker really wanted the hot-pepper suet!

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Get the contortions this bird had to go through to eat our fine hot-pepper suet! The big suet feeder with the tail-rest holds ordinary suet, but our flicker went for the good stuff. https://videopress.com/v/L3384TIW?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Contortions! I buy the suet at our local Wild Birds Unlimited store, and we sure go through a lot of it. …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #326: This Made Me Smile

On By rushbabe49In art, business, cats, Food and drink, humor, Nature, Photo challenges, photography, Travel and Vacations3 Comments

Smiles are one thing we need a lot more of these days. It's easy to be serious, with all the bad news out there, but I do try to keep my eyes open for fun things. On our trip to Colorado in 2022, we stopped in Rock Springs, Wyoming for dinner. We ate at a …

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