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| Query: ground woodpecker | Result: 13th of 35 | |
Douglas Pratt - Northern Flicker (Art), Colaptes auratus
| Subject: | Douglas Pratt - Northern Flicker (Art), Colaptes auratus
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Upload Date: 2007:08:27 23:15:26
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
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14. Northern Flicker __________________________________________________
Whenever I look at Pratt's painting of this woodpecker, I feel the
colors are not quite right ... but the stance and shape are right
on.
What I found interesting is the fact that these woodpeckers are
equally at home hitching up a tree trunk in typical woodpecker
fashion and on the ground, where they hop around searching for
ants, a favorite food.
I had never seen them on the ground until I visited Denver several
years ago ... was sure I had discovered a new bird! But the
white rump, very conspicuous in flight, gave him away. |
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