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Subject: [Leica] IMG: East Coast Flicker
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Mon Mar 5 10:19:53 2007
References: <380-22007315161456257@M2W030.mail2web.com>

Thanks for looking, Doug.

I really enjoy seeing a new bird (for me). And better yet getting a  
nice photo of one.

I enjoy seeing your bird photos. A real challenge to get that quality.

Len


On Mar 5, 2007, at 11:14 AM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote:

> Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Yellow-Shafted Flicker. Found on the East Coast of the US.
>>
>> Nikon D2X, 400mm AF-I at f5.6, ISO 640
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/Flicker.jpg.html>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ytyoyg
>
> Common or not it's still a beautiful bird, thanks for showing us.
>
> As previously mentioned, the eastern (and northern) birds have a black
> moustache and in the males, a red crescent at the back of the head  
> where
> the west coast birds lack the red crescent and the males have a red
> moustache.  When the birds fly, eastern birds show bright yellow  
> wing and
> tail undersides, in the west it's a bright orange-red.  A more subtle
> difference is the gray and tan head markings: eastern birds have a  
> tan face
> with gray crown; these colors are reversed in the western birds.
>
> These are considered the same species and intergrades can be found  
> in the
> central part of the continent.  Another North American flicker is the
> Gilded Flicker of the desert southwest, with the golden wing  
> linings of the
> eastern flickers and the head markings of the western birds.
>
> a western Northern Flicker (first posted late last night):
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/nofl00.html
>
> a Gilded Flicker (from a very long time ago):
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/gifl00.html
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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