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5. Does that qualify as "red-shafted" or "golden-shafted" ?

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 09:27 AM

Nov 24

I know the golden-shafted flicker is a hybrid form, but read the color is more orange than "golden".

In what region was this bird seen ?

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Northern Flicker, Canada [View all] Donkees Nov 24 OP

Beautiful!!! calimary Nov 24 #1

Lovely mollie8 Nov 24 #2

Spectacular! Bernardo de La Paz Nov 24 #3

That's incredible PatSeg Nov 24 #4

Does that qualify as "red-shafted" or "golden-shafted" ? eppur_se_muova Nov 24 #5

The Photographer is located in British Columbia ... Donkees Nov 24 #6