REDISCOVERING MYSELF THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Northern Flicker

Each time I've tried to photograph a flicker, I'm too late---or they're too fast.   Not yesterday, though.  The mass of goldfinches and house finches had left the feeders temporarily, so this feast was undisturbed.


17 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful red-shafted!

renae said...

Evelyn! An AMAZING capture! Great!

Anonymous said...

beautiful shot... but that header photo has my attention! WoW! how do you get anything done out there w/ views like that? i know i've probably said that before, but i just don't understand =0

Carole M. said...

you had to be excited then about picking up this shot Evelyn; it's fabulous; beautiful bird. I also love your header image.

EG CameraGirl said...

Congratulations on capturing the flicker. They truly are fast!

Rosie Grey said...

This is fantastic, Evelyn!!!

Lisa Gordon said...

Evelyn, he's just beautiful, and what a wonderful photograph this is.

I love your little falling snowflakes here!
xo.

Gail Dixon said...

Not sure my other comment went thru as I'm trying to do this from my new iPad.

This is a stunning shot, Evelyn. You are so fortunate to have seen this beauty and captured him so well. Wow.

Tricia said...

Oh, he's so beautiful! What a great shot :)

Anonymous said...

Nice capture. I love Flickers! We see the yellow-shafted ones here.

Nancy said...

I just love these birds. We had a couple a few years ago, but they have been scarce.

The Artful Diva said...

neat bird - and I really like the snowflakes too. Where did you find them?

Daryl said...

well worth the wait ... most excellent

Ida said...

How exciting. It's a beautiful photo and a very handsome looking bird.

Cheryl said...

Oh wonderful Evelyn!

Candy C. said...

What a beautiful bird! I don't think I've ever seen one before! You got a GREAT photo! :)

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Love this one - and the one of the flicker inside the feeder in the next post - one of my favorite birds - and tradition has it a Flicker in your yard is good luck!