Northern Flicker

Having checked a few other locations for fall/winter birds recently I headed out to Boundary Bay at the foot of 72 St. this afternoon. There were the usual Northern Harriers and a lone Short-eared Owl that I saw. A pleasant surprise was a small flock of Western Meadowlarks, but they were not cooperating.

Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker

The only birds that provided half decent photo ops for me,

Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker

was a few Northern Flickers.