Northern Flicker Behavior...

[dankearl]

A Male Red shafted Northern Flicker cleaning out a nest cavity of some
eggs and embryo material after a Starling invasion.
D500,500mm (300 w/ 1.7) f4.8, 1/5000, iso800
A few of us spent hours and hours documenting this nest to get photos like this..
PP in Capture One, Affinity Photo.
flyout2.jpg

[David Pugsley]

Are you sure that's not a fecal sack from the flicker's young? Regardless, love the position of the wings and feet. The eye looks like it may be a bit soft either from AF or motion blur.

[dankearl]

Thanks David, you are correct, a fecal sack , I have others with other material they cleaned out, misstated this one.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice one Dan, like the dynamic wing positions, BG isn't ideal but not much you could do from this angle ....all else is great

TFS

[Arthur Morris]

Yes to sharp with an interesting behavior. The background is the background. One a cloudy day would help there.

with love, artie

[Joseph Przybyla]

Wonderful image, Dan. A Flicker leaving the nest cavity with a fecal sac, a interesting behavior captured. Thank you for sharing.