Northern Flicker Dance

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I am thrilled to have witnessed the Northern Flicker Dance for the first time. When a Northern Flicker male happens upon another pair of Northern Flickers, instead of inciting conflict, the two males face off in a dance competition while the female watches. Both males stand together, pose and display, show their crowns and fan their tails, call out and stick their beaks up in the air, while the female watches. It is really an amazing and incredibly peaceful display. When done, one of the males just flies off, leaving the other male to the female. I never got a good shot of the female, but she was there watching, and I included one shot where she can be seen on the right with her head turned to the left see the boys do their thing.

Information about the Northern Flicker Dance: https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/TheFlickerDance.htm

Northern Flicker Dance: At the conservation area

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Northern Flicker Dance: At the conservation area

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Northern Flicker Dance: At the conservation area

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Northern Flicker Dance: At the conservation area

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Northern Flicker Dance: At the conservation area

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Note the female to the far right.

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: April 9, 2022, 9:17 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2022 Vonda Zwick