Juvenile Flicker
by Inge Riis McDonald
Title
Juvenile Flicker
Artist
Inge Riis McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Young Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) peeking out of the nest hole in an aspen tree, in the northern Rockies in Alberta, Canada.
The Northern Flicker is still relatively common and widespread, but has in the last 50 years been in decline - often due to the spread of the invasive starlings who compete with the flickers for nesting sites.
The northern flicker lay on average 5-8 eggs that are incubated by both parents for 11-16 days. Both parents rear the young who leave the nest at about 4 weeks.
Nest sites are cavities in dead trees or posts, pine, willow and cottonwood being preferred.
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July 27th, 2016
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