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postmasterkeith August 2 2014, 23:51:27 UTC
Female northern flicker. The males have a black "moustache". They eat ants!

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Female northern flicker paulcurtis August 3 2014, 00:19:22 UTC
Thanks, PostMasterKeith!

I'll look forward to seeing that bird a lot, since my backyard seems to have a lot of ants (or did last year anyway.)

Female, huh? That would imply, if this one has ever hatched any eggs, that it would be described as a motherflicker! And so I shall address her, if our paths cross again.

I wonder what the red patch is doing on the back of the head? Probably to frighten away predators who are afraid of red beaks.

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