Saturday, November 12, 2011

Northern Flicker and Varied Thrush

The cold rain has returned after a plentiful harvest of summer berries.  Since food has become scarse, Northern Flickers are busy picking on the suet in my backyard.  Today five of them were flying around, chasing after one another.


One was flying like a bullet from a tall tree towards a hanging suet.


Another one waited for its turn to eat.


Not a frequent visitor, Varied Thrush, likes to find food here, too.