For the last three days, we have been witnessing a duel between two male northern flickers (from the woodpecker family). There were both trying to claim the nest in an old tree trunk where we've had flickers nesting every year since our arrival.
After continuous chasing and dive-bombing into each other, the bigger and brighter colored flicker seems ta have won. As a sign of victory, he keeps tapping away on one of the metal chimneys on our roof, making the whole house vibrate. He won't let his rivals forget who is the boss here. Kristin.
After continuous chasing and dive-bombing into each other, the bigger and brighter colored flicker seems ta have won. As a sign of victory, he keeps tapping away on one of the metal chimneys on our roof, making the whole house vibrate. He won't let his rivals forget who is the boss here. Kristin.
