Bird Photographs  by  John Van de Graaff

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Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)

This bird belongs to the yellow-shafted variant of the Northern Flicker (found in the east–see the yellow feathers under the tail; the red-shafted is native to the west). Taken in Central Park, New York City, in early October 2003.

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