I found its body just under the back deck, out on the back lawn. It may have flown into the window. I don't know. |
| They love those bugs |
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| hunting for bugs |
I am certain it is one of the pair that nest on the other side of the septic bed, in the forest.
I'm not sure how it met its demise. The cats were in, the hawk is always out. Poor Batman, not a robin, was taken out, I think, by a blue jay or hawk. There are many predators about.
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| Eastern have yellow highlights, the western are red! |
The last time I found a critter, it was a dead downy woodpecker. I similarly saved it, to show to grandkids Jofee and Isabelle. Papa was a bit grossed out, but I am an amateur naturalist, and I like looking closely at creatures we normally cannot touch. Mommy was cool! She's used to me taking bug photos and capturing creatures!
The Norther Flickers in the east have yellow. The ones in the west have red highlights.
From uCornell's Lab:
Northern Flickers are browner than Red-bellied Woodpeckers, which have a black-and-white barred back and bright red crown. The Gilded Flicker of southern Arizona looks like a mix between yellow-shafted and red-shafted Northern Flickers: a plain brown crown and gray face paired with yellow shafts to the flight feathers.
For my blog friends, here are my close-up photos.
Poor little flicker :( Some gorgeous photos in this post. We once had an owl hit our front window head on and break it's neck. So sad. Two weeks ago a little robin hit another one of our windows. It really stunned itself and after watching it to see if it would be O.K., it did manage to fly away after about 1/2 an hour.
ReplyDeleteso very sorry to lose this beauty. just don't see them enough as it is.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm included in the west most flickers here are yellow. I've only seen one red and he(she) was absolutely impressive.
ReplyDeletePoor dear! Lovely photos but sad to lose one.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Ours have red highlights!
ReplyDeleteSo sad that it died if it was one of a pair.
I can well imagine your husband's horror about dead wildlife in the freezer. I understand the naturalist's need for knowledge, but I think I'd rather keep my freezer for "people food" (as we call it, to distinguish it from "dog veggies" etc.)
K
so sorry, such is the circle of life, so sad!
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