Outside my studio in the Pacific Northwest, a beautiful Flicker-Woodpecker appeared one early one morning, This hard-working bird endeavored to dig out a perfect circle for his family's future home. He started on Monday, 8 am and I couldn't believe it when he finished his day at 5 pm.
You could imagine my surprise when he repeated this every day for the next 4 days of the week, starting at 8 and ending each day exactly at 5. Friday deals at 5 on the dot he completed the result you see here.
One of my favorite sizes is the 12 x 12 print. It's a beautiful shape, fits everyones place somewhere, is graphically strong and a terrific value as well.
These prints are hand-made in my studio, on museum-grade hand-made paper. Size listed is paper size, image size may vary slightly. Prints are signed on the back as a limited edition of 100.
Northern Flickers are unusual among North American woodpeckers in that their general coloration is brown rather than black and white. Their backs are brown with black barring, and their chests and bellies are light tan with prominent clear black spots. Their tails are black, and they have white rumps.
Nest Sites and Shelter:
Northern flickers excavate nest sites in dead or dying trees, aging utility poles, fence posts, and house siding. They will also use specially designed nest boxes.
The birds use their stout beaks to chisel down 6-18 inches, making a wide bottom for the egg chamber (Fig. 3).
Nest holes may be started but never completed, possibly due to poor location or quality of the wood. Occasionally flickers will re-use a nest hole after doing some minor work to it.
Both male and female flickers excavate the nest, the male doing substantially more than the female. Complete excavation may take only a few days in soft wood, but averages 14 days.
Eggs are laid on wood chips created during excavation of the nest.
These birds are marvelous to watch!
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