A flicker stayed still long enough for me to photograph him.
Mama Owl peeking over the edge.
Daddy Owl preening and proud of it.
Peek-a-Daddy-Owl-Boo. What’s up, Daddy Owl?
Talons
Hanging on in the wind
Animals / Birds / Corrales / Cottonwoods / Great Horned owls / Owls
Flicka Dahling
Off Center & Not Even 
I’ve never heard of a flicker, Tim. Looked it up, part of the woodpecker clan. Gorgeous bird and shot, Tim! The wonderful owl family are a treasure on your doorstep. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome, Inchock. The flikers are noisy when to start pecking on wood.
I cam imagine, Tim. They tell me that the black woodpeckers in the park can be heard sometimes, sounding like drill! Luckily, I can’t hear them. Hahaha!
They sound like jackhammers. The little Downy Woodpeckers are really load for their size.
I love ’em!
Beautiful photography, Tim.
Thanks, Jeff.
Welcome, Tim.
Beautiful shots, Tim! The details in the flicker – and the owls are amazing. Beauteous.
Thanks, Dale. The flicker was pretty close. Usually they fly into branches that make them hard to photograph. This one was a good model. The owls are always close by. They’re like, “Oh brother. There’s that pesky paparazzo again!”
The flicker was feeling jealous of your owl relationship… Came to see what was going on. 😉 A little competition!
Love the flicker and owl photos today, Tim. It’s great that you got so close to them. Thank you for sharing them with us.
You are welcome, Juanita. How are you doing these days?
Incredible! What a gorgeous bird. And that peeking owl. Great shots!
Gorgeous birds, amazing photos ♥ That photo of Mama Owl peeking over the edge looks like a cat. hehe 😂
Owls do have a cat look about them. Thanks, Chasing Potatoes.
Oh my. What aposer. Even Daddy Owl has turned his back lol!!! Lovely pics.
Thanks, Shey.
Ha! We have a friend in Finland – her nickname is Flicka but I don’t think it’s short for flicker. Beautiful birds, all.
I don’t think so either. Thanks, Couriers.
Even the Flicker stopped his flickering for you! Mamma Owl peeked her ears and Daddy Owl…. well, he put on a show! 🙏😌
Thanks, Marina.
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What a beauty, this Flicka ! It’s a bird we don’t have here. Thanks also for the owl shots 🙂
You are welcome, Rudi. Thanks, for dropping by.
Really wonderful avian shots here, Tim. Remarkable details in these shots.
Thanks, Maj & Sher.
That’s an beautiful bird , the Flicka. Is it related to the woodpecker family? The Owls are enchanting as always.
Thanks, Holly. Flickers are woodpeckers. Woody’s cousins as it were.
They are fascinating in all their colors!
The flickers blend into the cottonwoods with their grays and polka-dots.
Nature is amazing! So many awesome and beautiful creatures.
Beautiful shots of that flicker. We have a pair of those that frequent our backyard. Startled me a bit when I first saw them because of their size compared to most of our local avians.
Thanks, Ed. Flickers are good sized birds. The hawks like them. Once I saw a flicker with a Cooper’s Hawk on its tail fly by me. The flicker flew straight toward a cottonwood, veering off at the last instant. The hawk had to hit the brakes and bounced off the cottonwood. It was a brilliant maneuver by the flicker.
LOL. That’s awesome. We did have a family of Red-tailed Hawks living in a nearby tree last year. It was wonderful to watch the fledglings learn to fly. At one point we had the three adolescents playing in the water when our sprinklers were on. One of the adults was on a nearby fence watching them… like… a hawk!
That’s what they do. Daddy owl owl watches the owlets like a hawk, and every one in a while a hawk makes the mistake of checking out the owlets. Daddy takes out the hawk before it knows what happened and the owlets get hawk for dinner. This happened a couple of seasons ago, and when the owlets got older another hawk would pester them. It would taunt them threaten the owlets and fly into them, but Mama and Daddy owl stood by. I guess they didn’t see the hawk as a threat once the owlets were bigger than the hawk, but still half the size of Mama and Daddy. I have a feeling that was the mate of the hawk Daddy owl took out trying to get revenge.
Wow. Nature truly never ceases to amaze me.
The flicka Dahling is so unusual and beautiful Tim!
I’ve never seen one before. So excited a Hawk visited me yesterday so close. It make my day. 💕❤️
The hawk blessed you. Thanks, Cindy.
It sooo did Tim! You’re so welcome!
Wonderful photos! Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome, Dawn. Thanks for dropping by.
The flicker and owl photos are beautiful, Tim. We have flickers about up here, but I have not seen as many as in the past.
Awesome photos, Tim! Amazing shot of those talons, wicked! The Flicka looks like the kind of bird I might paint!
The flicker would be a great subject. Thanks, Tiffany.
Ha! I got beat to the finish line. By Tiffany. I was gonna say I might have a go at sketching/painting the flicker… (Might still do though,…)
Have a nice week-end.
I think it’s a great subject to sketch or paint. Thanks, Euinoxio.
Fabulous.
Thanks, Gigi.
Damn, those claws look deadly! Those Flickers tend to creep me out – enjoy looking at them, but then they start up with that evil clown call and my coulrophobia kicks in (although, I contend it isn’t an irrational fear!).
Although fear of clowns is considered irrational, I think it’s totally rational. I never liked clowns, and I think it’s perfectly rational to fear the clowns that run governments. Thanks, Brian.
Amen
That is a beautiful bird I have never heard of or seen before. The owls look particularly radiant in these gorgeous photographs. Those talons are amazingly big and could do some real damage to a smaller creature. Thanks Tim.
You might not have flickers where you are. They are pretty large birds. Thanks, Joni.
I don’t think we do but they are really beautiful. ❤️
Oh that flicker is such a beauty! Love the shot of mama owl tucked into the tree .. camera shy! Wonderful photos Tim!
Thanks, Julie.
Good grief!
Daddy needs a pedicure! xo
Those are the talons I was talking about. Thanks, Resa.