A photo of a male northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) perched on the side of a brick chimney wall in the rain. It is a taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray head and a long dark gray beak, dark eyes, bright red cheek patches, black-tipped tail feathers, black barring across its back and wings, and a red spot on the back of its head. Its feathers are wet and windblown, giving it a somewhat bedraggled appearance. Its back is to the camera with its head turned to the right of frame as it clings to the red bricks of the chimney, with dark house siding visible in the background on the right side of the image. Drops of water are visible swirling in the air around it.
One more #BirdOfTheDay entry because #FlickerFriday: That time he wasn't going to let a little #weather keep him from the important business of adding character to our chimney.
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