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@KrackerJack5586

Жыл бұрын

Excellent commentary on the Northern Flicker differences...well done now I have to venture over to my Pileated cousins 😃

Pest control salesman came by my door today saying he sprayed for ants at neighboring houses. I said I have Northern Flickers that eat my ants. Tried to educate him. Asked him to leave, I do not want your poison. My favourite bird when they started appearing 2 years ago.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Aww James thank you so much for trying to inform people. All we need to do is work with nature. It can all be a perfect balance

@mc12358

2 жыл бұрын

Yes anything that eats insects is welcomed in my yard too! Thank you for not poisoning the environment.

@Sunshine-lg8su

Жыл бұрын

We have ants too… (oh well…. ) We refuse to poison them too. We also have mice that we have been trying to solve the mystery of how they get in the house …even tho we would rather not live with them we will NEVER POISON THEM. I trap and release and I’m sure the predators prefer their prey without poison in their system.

@danielgeci4513

11 ай бұрын

I have a female red shafted northern flicker that nests in my Pennsylvania yard. It's the perfect place for her because i have a leaf litter and twig pile from downed branches I pile up. She loves to rifle thru that, but I also grow like 10 different types of berries and the one corner of my yard has ant problem. My yard literally has everything a northern flicker like to eat. The red breasted robins get the worms from the garden beds though lol. They literally line up in spring waiting for me to water the beds or disturb the soil then they swoop in and feast. They peck thru the straw mulch and gorge on earthworms and invasive jumping worms

@penboyasgod6103

6 ай бұрын

@@Sunshine-lg8su Work on attracting owls with a birdhouse for them.

I saved a Red Shafted Flicker last Winter as he was hit by a car and stood by the side of the road wounded. I picked him up and proceeded to take him to the Veterinary . The x-ray showed that him left wing and his shoulder were injured along with his neck. My husband and I kept him in our house for five months. He showed healing after two months and we kept him longer as the Winter would not have been the time to release him. He recovered beautifully and we let him go this Spring. We believe we have seen him a handful of times, calling him by name, Fred. We are so pleased we could help him recoperate and continue his life! We loved him but he managed to keep a distance from us which was healthy for his next stage of life. Thank you for your wonderful video. From one Bird lover to another❤️

@nickmulcahy9199

3 ай бұрын

Wow, remarkable story and courageous on your part to take in a wild animal (of any kind)

Correction: Around 1:09 I say 30 inches in error I meant to say 30 centimeters (roughly 13 inches).

@dennisjennings5459

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a great video well done. I have never seen red shafted flicker but have plenty of the yellow shafted in my area I put up a box for woodpeckers This year but no tackers maby next year.🕊️

@bobpourri9647

2 жыл бұрын

Too late! I already reinforced my bird feeder with metal trusses.

@toddberg3892

2 жыл бұрын

30 Canadian inches = 13 Imperial inches. ;^)

@bheater2615

2 жыл бұрын

Loved the video, lived in Michigan growing up and seen many of these amazing birds

@scottmantooth8785

2 жыл бұрын

*that would make for a really, really big flicker that's a given* *also we love our resident woodpeckers around here...so much fun to see and hear them messing about in the gutters*

If you enjoyed the video - Liking, Leaving a comment, or sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, etc. helps out in a big way. From myself and my bird buddies, thank you ALL for watching. It's greatly appreciated!

@stjjnr980

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video

@moniw8

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Loved it! Will share. I've enjoyed both Flickers on both coasts, and they are magical! Yes hard to catch, but so worth it, when you do! Having a backyard feeder with sunflower seeds helps! I scatter some on the ground too. Dang chipmunks get most of them, but I got the Morning Doves & Bleeding Hearts coming back now!

@matthew-jy5jp

2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing and very interesting video Lesley 😊

@giffordkrivak859

2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos as always. Keep up the good work!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

@@giffordkrivak859 thank you so much

I have become quite connected to northern flickers this spring, as a number of pairs tried to nest in the walls of a nearby grocery store. The manager got a pest control company in and I was horrified, and I notified environment Canada to see what could be done - in the end an in-depth report was prepared and followed through with both Store and the pest control company, so I feel happy that I was able to possibly save some of the birds. Thank you for this great video Lesley; I always enjoy your videos!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Aww you're so sweet. I feel you so much because I'd be feeling the exact same way as you. Thanks for helping

@juliechaud

2 жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd Thank you for your response and your caring!

Flickers also squash ants and preen their feathers with them. The formic acid found in ants act as a mite deterrent. A perfect system .

@sorrycharlie5773

2 жыл бұрын

Niiiice..😎

@sherryannwilton76

Жыл бұрын

i did not know that, interesting.

@nicksweeney5176

Жыл бұрын

They'll grasp them up, alive, and place them into their feathers; pissed off and squirtin'.

@davidmasland5627

Жыл бұрын

@@nicksweeney5176 all bird's have feather lice. perhaps the ants are eating the lice then eaten by the bird?? I've seen them do this as well. Black ants inside rotting trees ??

@nicksweeney5176

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmasland5627 Well, hmmmm...🤔💭💭💭 This might could be, this might just could be. There's also the angle of infuriated, resentful Ants being aggravated to point of hot murder, then being set loose all over the Bird, to hose everything down with Formic Acid, which kills small parasites quite handily.🤷🏻‍♂️

They like to dig out the ants from between the bricks in my patio. They end up pulling and preventing weeds, too! I love them. ❤️ That’s why I don’t spray for weeds anymore. I’m afraid I’ll hurt them!

The yellow shafted flickers are quite common on my property in Michigan. The metal rain cap on my chimney is one of their favorite drumming locations. It sounds like a machine gun and always startles me at first. But I am happy to have them here.

@josephlilley9249

Ай бұрын

Does it hurt it? I have one at my house right now and every day at day break for the last 3 days it drums on my gutter on the corner of my house right outside my room lol. I scared him off a few times, but I also don’t want to scare them off for good bc they eat allot of insects

Sad to hear of their decline. I need to cut down a tree, but I think I will just trim it way back instead. Thank you for this information!

I LOVE FLICKERS! I've been feeding them for years and years in my backyard in southeastern Michigan. They are such beautiful birds with a lovely call!!

First time I have heard of a Northern Flicker. Beautiful bird.

Thank you to all the people who protect their natural environment and thanks for this video. I've noticed they "chuck" when they see me, skidish birds and very smart.

Thanks I did not know that there were Two kinds…. Yellow & red !! Pretty awesome

We have them in our backyard in Southern Alberta pretty much year round. The fledglings are very entertaining, landing in our birdbaths and standing around with their mouths open and waiting for mom or dad to feed them.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. The youngsters are comical. Always loved them

Flickys are so cute!

@EthantheRollerblader

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@treebeard7140

2 жыл бұрын

They are helpful friends

I saw one of these for the first time in 2019 after the California fires and it inspired me to learn of birds, 2+ years lator I can name every bird call I hear and I keep a chickens

I'm always thrilled to see the first northern flickers every year--they're a sign of spring in southern Michigan! Such beautiful birds to look at with all those spots, mustaches and all.

@lisaleidy344

2 жыл бұрын

They really are gorgeous!

I suffered a heart break a few years back and, in a way, this started my feeding local birds as a distraction. I had had some experience with a pet bird (a red bellied poicephalus who died way too young from an incurable disease) so I was already very sympathetic to birds and their plights in modern human environments. The first thing was to let a tree that died in our small back yard still stand. It became a great place for the hummingbirds to survey their domain, and I saw a lot of littler birds foraging in the bare branches. As my interest in our sadly neglected yard grew, I put out a couple of bird baths, and eventually bought hummingbird feeders. Then a couple of seed feeders... The birds were quite appreciative and I was thrilled to see them feeding, bathing, drinking, arguing, bringing their fledglings to our cat-less yard... This winter I put out two humming bird feeders on our second floor porch (almost wrote "perch"!), zip tied some pretty, dead branches to the railing for elevated places to invite the birds in, and then added a seed feeder and two suet cages. OMG. SO MANY BIRDS THIS WINTER! Including, but not limited to pileated and downy woodpeckers which I had never seen before. Then, we had Northern flickers! BIG groups of them! They first came to pillage the ants that had taken up residence in the yard- about six or seven of them came over a few days and basically ate all of them. :D Then these three types of birds found the suet feeders and wow, they LOVED that stuff! So fabulous to see them up close through our windows... The snow is gone now so they've scattered to find their usual food but they still stop by for a suet top up. Thank you so much for this video, and all your videos. I've learned so much from you and felt so encouraged to make our garden more and more bird friendly. I hope you have a wonderful new year!

I have sandy soil in my yard with lots of ants, so flickers are a common visitor for me.

Beautifully done video here Lesley. I adore 🥰 the Northern Flicker woodpecker. They are such delightfully fun birds to observe and assist however we can. Love the tips to help the Flicker survive in our own habitats. 🙏 Thank YOU Lesley! Great job!

@kreese3939

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Your videos and commentary are truly enjoyable. You give depth to my rudimentary knowledge of birds. So glad I found your channel! I'm a fan of the Eastern Bluebird and have seven of them on my feeder as I type. Taking the time to stop and observe the birds has added a level of calm and insight to my life. I love sharing my world with them.

The Red Shafted Flicker has a distinctive undulating flight which shows off the beautiful red in their wings and tail.

Lesley, you're the best! I'm living in the Maine woods right now and was curious about this guy who's been showing up under the pines to pick up the seeds I throw out. Thanks to all who contributed!

Thank you Lesley. This is both lovely and educational. For some reason I have had very little luck getting more than a glimpse of this bird, but can hear them all the time. Thanks again for your great work!

Sad to hear that their numbers are declining!!! I see very few here in the mid south states..Very nice video!!!

The first Northern Flicker I was blessed to see was jack-hammering through the snow on our place in southern Colorado. It was amazing to see how vigorously it worked! I fell in love immediately. What a great species that we are so blessed to have with us. Loved your message at the end about protecting and providing habitat for them. They deserve it!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Aww that must have been so cool to watch. Love those birds. Thanks for your kind comment. Have a great evening

I'm really loving these collaboration videos. There are so many talented birders out there. (Not that your work isn't superb)! Interesting about the deep cavities that they nest in.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heather. I'm really enjoying doing these and am so glad that you like them too.

@micahbirdlover8152

2 жыл бұрын

why do northern flickers mate new partners 🤔

@micahbirdlover8152

Жыл бұрын

@@LesleytheBirdNerd a long time ago Carolina Wren build nest on windowsel best experience ever☺️

Saw my first flicker while walking on the track at a local university - couldn’t identify it, so this video was terrifically helpful!

I love these birds!! I had a nest last year that was used by a nuthatch this year. I always wondered why they hopped on the ground and not going up a tree. Thanks for this wonderful video Lesley.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Too cool about the nuthatch and I'm glad you found the information helpful 🐦🙂

@treebeard7140

2 жыл бұрын

Nuthatches are like baby woodpeckers 😂

The "collar" under their chin helps me identify them from red bellies The collar reminds me of the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, so the wife and I nicknamed these "Gins-Birds".

I get one to stop by my suet feeder every once in a while. It’s a real treat!

I saw my first one in someone's front yard on a walk. Knowing little about them it was funny to learn spotting them on the ground is more common.

@treebeard7140

2 жыл бұрын

They know where the grub is haha

Thank you so much for including some of my clips in your video Lesley - great video and great work to all the other collaborators!! 🥰🙏❤️✨

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Hey you're quite welcome. Thank you for allowing to use your clips they were great. 🐦👍🤗

Never seen the northern flicker, but what a beautiful bird. I have plenty of downed trees, I used as border to garden area, so maybe one day they will come. Since I live in forest area there are plenty of downed trees for them to choose from though. I hear that call, but could be the pileated who visits my yard every so often.

Truly one of my favorite woodpeckers. When I first started watching birds, the first winter when a flicker showed up to my suet feeder, I was enthralled. What a beautiful bird. And I was tickled every day he came back. Which he did most days. Now that it is summer, I hear him more than see him. Occasionally, I will catch him on the ground puttering about for food. I still get excited seeing him. What a unique bird.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya Amy, still after all these years and even though I know more in likely they'll scare off, I get excited when I see or hear one. Just love them.

Lived in Colorado years back near an open space and once in a while I wake up to these jokers pounding on the metal chimney announcing its territory and having its rolling ‘laugh’ afterwards. Always brought a smile to my face….till it knocked down the bird feeder scattering seeds everywhere in my garden…oh well…my fault putting it up there. Love your videos and Thank You for sharing😊

Living in Arizona I have also seen red-shafted flickers nesting in saguaro cacti!

@treebeard7140

2 жыл бұрын

What a sight!

I saw one last week below my feeder and did not know what it was. So now I know. THANKS GUYS

About fifty years ago I was lucky enough to rescue, raise, and release a nest of these amazing birds after a storm blew over their tree. Been a favorite ever since. Excellent video.

@BirdsandGhibliFan

2 жыл бұрын

How sweet! I’m glad that they were able to be released back in the wild in the end. Kudos! 👍

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh how wonderful. That had to be quite the experience. Thanks for helping them

Thank you to all the people who helped provide footage of the Flickers! Awesome video and a awesome bird!

One of my favorite birds. I’ve learned so much from you, thank you.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thank you for the nice comment 🐦

You are amazing. I learn so much from your calm and knowledgeable voice. ☘️💐🌱🌾🌻

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Aww Robert that's wonderful. Thank you 🐦☺️

All birds are beautiful!

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like the more beautiful - the closer to extinction.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

@Nick Sweeney So specifically non-specific.

@BirdsandGhibliFan

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulsawczyc5019 Not necessarily. Except for parrots and macaws, which are affected by the pet trade and habitat loss, and species like the Painted Bunting (I think their conservation status is also threatened by habitat loss), I don’t think there is a strong correlation between the aesthetic beauty of a bird and threatened conservation status.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

@@BirdsandGhibliFan It just seems that way because there are so many plain jane looking birds, compared to showy birds - at least where I live in New Jersey.

@BirdsandGhibliFan

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulsawczyc5019 I kinda see what you mean. I also live in NJ, and sometimes it seems like there is little variety of colorful birds outside of the common Cardinals, Blue Jays, and the state bird, the American Goldfinch in the summer. However, the good news is, I attracted an Eastern Kingbird to my backyard feeders for the first time a couple of days ago. As for woodpeckers, it seems I can only attract the Downy Woodpeckers (and Red-Bellied Woodpeckers on rare occasions). I hope to attract Pileated Woodpeckers and Flickers, but I don’t think I live in the right habitat for them. Hopefully, that changes when I move out-of-state one day. Take care, and happy birding! 👋🐦🙂

Flickers have fascinated me since I was a child growing up in Florida.

Thanks for such a comprehensive video on Flickers, Lesley. I live in the Cariboo region of BC, Canada, and share your delight in the beautiful birds.

I’m just starting my 2nd year in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and discovering your videos is a real treat. I’ve been seeing birds here in my back yard that I never saw in California, and some I saw when I lived in Alaska. It was in Alaska where my interest started, living as I did with a wildlife artist and his family. They were avid birders and shared with me their experience, awe, and respect for birds and their behavior. My education now continues with your beautifully detailed and informative videos. Thank you!

The red ones like the telephone pole outside my house. They “Say hi” to me before moving on to their next migration destination.

I recently moved to a large rural property. I’m so happy to see flickers for the first time. I sprinkle some seeds in the grass near my house since I love mourning doves. Every day, always in the 4:00 hour, the mourning doves and flickers fill my yard. The mourning doves are the most low key birds; I wonder what they’re thinking as they look around at the frenetic flickers. I’ve had to have some dead trees taken down for safety reasons, but I left many for my friends. I have so many woodpeckers of all types, even had my first sighting of a pileated…named Woody, of course. 😎

I've heard these calls. Now I know who made them. Thanks!

Thanks for the details of the nest. You got me scheming. Had some feeding in our yard a few years back. Can you make a video about the Great Crested Flycatcher? A lovely bird living in our yard the past few years.

Thank you to all the people contributed footage of the flicker. Skipping school was a flicker in the 1960s. Wonder who started that. Lol

It has been two years since I have watched this video. The Yellow Shafter Northern Flicker is still the most fascinating bird in central Illinois.

I get a group of about 4 that come into my yard, occasionally, and peck at the ground. pretty cool birds. Everett, WA.

There is also a Guatemalan variation of the Northern Flicker - which has a beautiful plumage of dirty wine head and scarlet mustache for the male and rustic head and mustache for the female.

I had a couple nesting for a few years in my apple tree trunk. Northern Michigan

That distinctive call should make them easier to locate in the wild. They're a sight to behold, for sure..

So that's the bird who rat-a-tats on the metal cap of our furnace chimney in the early morning! 😲 Just saw one on our railing a few days ago. It's bird song was beautiful so I had to go and see what kind of bird it was. 😍Thank you, Lesley

Wonderful footage of these delightful birds. Thank you!

Very nice, thanks! My Flickers have a tough time with the Starlings running them out of the nest that they worked so hard to make.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Awe poor things 😔

@mc12358

2 жыл бұрын

I've had a sudden influx of starlings at my feeders this year. The worst year for them in a decade of feeding at my yard. So bad that I switched over from hot pepper to regular suet so that the squirrels would help run off the starlings. S. vulgaris indeed.

@micahbirdlover8152

2 жыл бұрын

I like the name yellow hammer 😊

Your work is amazing. My fiance and I love your videos, and you do an fantastic job bringing to life the magic of wild birds.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

I love to hear them from afar! Thank you Lesley, now I know their song and other infos! Ah I hate starlings!

Gorgeous bird, such a treat whenever I spot one. I think I saw one flying last week, it had that distinctive white rump when it flew! that was all i could tell from it, as I wasn't wearing my glasses... I thought it was a mourning dove at first because of the brown. Very possible it was a flicker though!! Great video, Lesley

@mc12358

2 жыл бұрын

Mourning Dove would not have had a white rump. Only white on that part of a Mourning Dove is a fringe along the outer tail feathers. I'd say you saw a Flicker!

Lovely video; thank you for this Lesley.

I had one in the maple tree today. He was making his call and all of a sudden there were 3. Very unique and 1st time seeing one, a real treat!

The local flickers came by the other day, with their young one.... they called me outside and made the rolling noise when I brought out some feed... they were teaching the young, making sure they know to come here.... feels like family

The photo by Larry Blew was especially awesome. It would make an excellent print. Always enjoy your videos. Your delivery is so calming, relaxing and pleasant!

I have a couple fledglings in my yard this summer and the parents are never far away, they are so entertaining!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

They are so comical. How lucky that you have them in your yard 🐦

Wonderful detailed examinations of these beautiful birds. Your regard and respect for birds is infectious!

Thank you, Leslie, for describing their calls and recording them. You solved a mystery for me!

Really great video Leslie. These flickers are my favorite birds in the woodpecker group. Totally enjoyed this vid and learned a lot . Thank you !!!

I wish I would have found your videos/page earlier. I would have sent some pics and videos in. I have a male that eats suet off of my window feeder and he loves it. He comes twice a day once in the morning and once around sunset and I wait for him everyday because to see him fly with all of that bright yellow is amazing. Had my husband put up a camera so we could record all of our visitors to my window, he’s my favorite. He has the coral mark on his nape and it’s the perfect heart shape. Truly beautiful. Love your videos and so happy I found your account.

Thank you dear I loved your report on Flickers .I am happy I found your channel.

We see them in our backyard sometimes - Buffalo, NY. Thanks for the info, great video!

It's said they are common in IL mostly in the summer, but I don't understand why I've not seen in my area! I see so many others ... maybe one day! Interesting and informative. Thank you Lesley 😊

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

That's odd. I hope you do see one. They really neat looking

I could listen to you talk all day. You do a great job.

Great video!! Omg they’re so cute! The one clip of the flicker hopping around in the grass was way too adorable 🥰😍🥰

I laughed so much at the cow patty part.

I love Flickers, and am lucky enough to have some living in the woods near me. As always, your videos are informative, entertaining, and beautifully done!

I love it when I see these guys in my yard.

In our backyard in suburban Kansas, we frequently see Northern Flickers if we put out food they especially like--suet and mealworm cakes in particular. We have the yellow-shafted variety with the black "moustaches" on the male birds. They really are splendid in their polka-dotted waistcoats!

Just found one in my yard on Long Island, New York! Heard their cry first and it was so unfamiliar to me, I had to find out what kind of bird made this sound. Later, I saw it walking up my back yard stone path, pecking between the stones. I watched it for a long time. Beautiful and Fascinating. I googled a description and saw it’s unmistakable markings and colors. I listened to recordings of its call and knew I had found my bird!

I've had the Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers coming all winter and now into summer to my feeder I keep in a mini wishing well. Today for the 1st time I spotted a Northern Flicker out in the yard going around the wishing well, I suppose it was finding the nuts I'd sprinkled around the yard in an effort to try to keep the squirrels and ground squirrels out of my bird feeders. So I guess as of today I now have 3 different varieties of woodpeckers coming around and I am enjoying it. Love to hear their tapping up in the trees around the house.

Love these birds! Always happy when i get a glimpse, but never knew they were woodpeckers! Thanks for that info☺️

They've been frequenting our place lately (winter). My favorite thing is just how often they'll just sit and watch. Pretty chill, too -- the only bird I've seen [so far] successfully ignore blue jay hijinks. It's a nice contrasting energy to all the high-energy movement of other birds around them. Plus, the butt-scoot is too cute, and they do it so much.

Greetings and thank you for posting. We live near the center of Grand Traverse County, MI. Until this video, we did not know the bird calls you provided in this video. Now we know we have Flickers in the woods here. With an aging population of abandoned Scotch Pine Christmas trees, there are a few cadavers that may qualify for nesting. As for the drumming, we've not heard them but have heard either the Downey or the Hairy drumming on an old CB antenna tower and a Pileated drumming on an overturned aluminum canoe. Earlier in the year, there was a (mating?) pair that would drum on trees - maybe 10 beats, then pause, and the other would answer from maybe a 1000 feet away. That type of exchange might last for 30 seconds or more. Fascinating creatures, birds. Currently we have at least one mating pair of Rose-breasted Gross Beaks visiting the feeder and feeding their fledging's at the feeder. We put out a handful of shelled oil-seed sunflower seeds daily. We so enjoy the company of the visiting birds.

Loved everything about this video, esp. the nesting info & illustration @ 7:27. THANKS!

Thanks for sharing Lesley. Appreciate your time and research. Great job sister. Kool bird.

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗🐦☺️

thank you for making these videos, as a fellow bird lover i find them fascinating and very entertaining, as well as very good material for inspiration while painting

I am lucky to have a pair in my yard - the yellow shafts flicker beautifully in flight. The calls are distinct, you can't mistake them for any other bird! The red patch on the back of the head/neck is heart shaped on my little family!

A red pair showed up in my yard last summer. Possibly due to the forest fires north of here. Didn't see them all winter. They came back this spring-well a couple showed up! This evening the mommy brought the baby to the feeders on the deck! I didn't know what type of Bird they were-Thank you so very much for this lovely, educational video!💖

They have been hanging out in my Blueberry Bushes in Louisiana . I dont know if they are eating blueberries or if they are eating the leaf footed beetles. It seems im seeing less leaf footed beetles this year because of the Flickers.

Loved your story on Crows I am a Crow lover.I like. To feed them. Rory

Super Lesley! Thank you so much, and everyone who contributed!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Maggie 🤗🐦

I’d also like to add that they’re oddly not very aggressive for their size. They’re super timid at suet feeders, often acquiescing to grackles or starlings. I’ve noticed however that red-bellies often keep away from flickers, patiently waiting their turn for feeder time. Meanwhile you have red-bellies pecking at grackles or starlings. I guess it’s a size thing. Great video nonetheless!!

@LesleytheBirdNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah that's interesting about the red bellies not picking on the flickers like they do the starlings and others. You are right too, flickers do not seem very aggressive at all

Great Video Lesley and Jamie I like how you showed the inside of the nest. I had a mated pair come to my feeder every day lthe past winter except for the days it was storming. Hope you both having great summer A bird watching friend Derek

I learned so much about flickers from this video. Well done and thank you.

Fantastic video! These are some of my favorite birds. I had a family living in my roof all last year and always enjoyed watching them poke their heads out to see what was going on in the outside world. Thanks for the great content!

Thanks for all the hard work you put into this video. It's wonderful to see so much footage of the Flickers as I've found them to be a bird you hear more often than you see in Seeleys Bay on the Rideau Canal, just above Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

It's a beautiful bird. I remember the first time I saw one at my birdfeeder in winter. I had to look it up in a book because I had never seen one before. They were very infrequent and only showed up during bitter cold spells when it was zero or below, rare in the Ohio Valley.

I feel better every time I watch a Bird Nerd video. People's attempt to understand and help animals is one of our more estimable traits and this wonderful lady is a striking example of that!