The Red-shafted Flickers 
Taken in Pasadena Photo by Donald R. Dickey 
RED-SHAFTED FLICKER .ONINESTING BOX 
and the most con¬ 
spicuous of any¬ 
thing in that order. 
An infatuated 
Flicker is a very 
soft and foolish- 
looking bird, but it 
must be admitted 
that he thoroughly 
understands the 
feminine heart, and 
succeeds in love be¬ 
yond the luck of 
most. A bevy of 
suitors will lay siege 
to the affections of 
a fair lady, say in 
the top of a syca¬ 
more tree. Although 
the rivalry is fierce, 
one gallant at a 
time will be allowed 
to display his 
charms. This he 
does by advancing 
toward the female 
along a horizontal 
limb, bowing, scrap¬ 
ing, pirouetting, 
and swaying his 
head from side to 
side with a rhythmi¬ 
cal motion. Now 
and then the swain 
pretends to lose his 
balance, being quite 
blinded, you see, by 
the luster of mi¬ 
lady’s eyes, but in 
reality he does it 
that he may have 
an excuse to throw 
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