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I believe this interaction was a territorial display between two Northern Flickers<\/a>. Their routine was on a continuous loop for about five minutes, performed on utility cables strung across our view of the city.<\/p>\n

Aggressive displays such as “bill directing” or “bill poking” are used by flickers. That is, a flicker may point his bill at a rival with his head inclined forward, or actually peck at an opponent. A more aggressive display is “head swinging,” whereby a flicker will use side-to-side movements of his head and body against an opponent. There is also a “head bobbing” display that may be used. Sometimes tail spreading accompanies head swinging or bobbing displays (Short 1982, Bent 1992).<\/p>\n

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I shot the scene in near silhouette on a rainy day, with too slow a shutter, and with intense backlight diffused through clouds. I got creative with a few Lightroom controls and Nik Color Efex … just to squeeze a bit of life from otherwise dull and distant images of this animated exchange.<\/p>\n

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