Flicker Ticker

Mr Flicker is back after almost a year long hiatus. I missed him! He was a daily visitor last year until mating season - he came once with Mrs Flicker and then disappeared. Nervous birds and not the easiest to capture.

[Françoise]

Fantastic focus - it almost looks like he is a statue.

[katy]

i have to agree with Françoise, I thought he was a statue too! Fabulous capture!

[Hope D Jennings]

Beautiful birds!awesome capture

[Sue Wilde]

A terrific capture

[richard saffold]

very good! haven't seen my flicker in ages.

[Nita]

Great shot of this beautiful bird.

[Gena Pegg]

Oh how wonderful. He is so perfect he almost doesn't look real!

[Leia Smith]

Wow, great shot of Mr. Flicker. So clear, Jan!

[Lee-Ann]

Brilliant capture of the bird

[Laetitia Petrussa]

Great capture! Very sharp! What kind of bird is it?

[Morné Grewe]

stunning!

[Wendy]

This is so beautiful and great focus!

[Andrina]

Fabulous capture Jan. So nice to see him again!

[Brianna]

Talk about a stunner of a bird shot! So impressive! :) x

[Jan K]

@laetitiapetrussa - thank you Laetitia - he is a Northern Flicker - a member of the woodpecker family.

[Jan K]

@lilminimonka @andrina @exposure4u @mornegrewe @leestevo @princessleia @eyesmile @sansjuan @chard @swilde @mzzhope @grammyn @kiwiflora - thanks friends - I got off several shots of him before he took off -

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture!

[Call me Joe]

Incredible capture:)

[Stephanie Swift]

You did a great job capturing this one--wonderful clarity and colour. Fav for me.

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful capture, Jan! He's a beauty!