Northern Flicker
During ground foraging, this male takes a quick peek around his surroundings, making sure he doesn't become the next meal for a raptor.
Michael R. Duncan
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Taken 11:11 AM on February 17, 2013
Uploaded 7:10 AM on February 18, 2013 - Category:
- Posted in Wildlife
- Exif:
- NIKON D700
- ƒ/8.0
- 1/160 sec.
- 800 mm
- 320 ISO
- Place:
- Bakersfield, CA
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Michael R. Duncan
commented 10 months agoSurvival of the smartest, and the fit. This bird looks pretty fit to me, very healthy. Iv'e seen them with torn up beaks, probably some kind of disease.
Wayne Wong
commented 10 months agoMust be a bummer to have to eat under duress.
Michael R. Duncan
commented 10 months agoThanks Richard, he was keeping his eye out for hawks, a pair of males were feeding together, the more dominant one would chase this one off everytime he dug an insect up out of the leaf litter.
Richard Newland
commented 10 months agoCool pose on this one~Looks like you got some nice bird action over the weekend~