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Gilded Flicker Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: The Tucson, Arizona area is one of our favorite places to vacation, and we've been there a number of times over the years. The month of May can be a glorious time for a visit as the temperatures are still not QUITE as scorching as they are a month or two later, but from a birding perspective, the summer "goodies" have all arrived, including the wonderful hummingbird diversity you can get in many areas near the border. It's also a great time because the saguaro cacti are in bloom. The huge blooms themselves are a terrific sight, but they also attract birds, including this female Gilded Flicker from May of 2008, on the outskirts of Tucson.

Gilded Flicker - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 1 - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 2 - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 3 - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 4 - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 1

Gilded Flicker 2

Gilded Flicker 3

Gilded Flicker 4

September 13th, 2006

September 13th, 2006

May 8th, 2008

May 8th, 2008

Near Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Near Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Outskirts of Tucson, Arizona

Outskirts of Tucson, Arizona

Male Gilded Flicker poking it's head out of a saguaro cactus

Male Gilded Flicker poking it's head out of a saguaro cactus

Female Gilded Flicker perched on top of blooming saguaro cactus

Female Gilded Flicker perched on top of blooming saguaro cactus

Gilded Flicker 5 - Colaptes chrysoides

Gilded Flicker 5

May 8th, 2008

Outskirts of Tucson, Arizona

Male Gilded Flicker perched on top of a dead tree branch

Click here for the species description page for the Gilded Flicker.

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