Monday, September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024

I am a Gilded Flicker
I live in stands of giant Saguaro cactus
You might think it's just luck
That I don't get stuck
On thorns, but I've had lots of practice.

Thanks to my very special guest photographer, David Simpson.

Location: Arizona

Sources: https://tucsonaudubon.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-mystery-of-golden-flicker-and.html

https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2001/Spine-Tingling-Story

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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