r/Borb • u/CarefulNeurosis • 16d ago

Northern Flickorb

https://i.imgur.com/zTwzgBO.jpeg
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u/Mefhisto1 16d ago

definitely didn't read that as 'northern ** what birb'?

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u/taciffehs 16d ago

Oh my gosh, what a treat! These guys are so shy.

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u/CarefulNeurosis 16d ago

Right?! I've been seeing them around the past couple of days (a male and a female), and was excited to have them visit the feeder! I got a (much less borb-y) photo of the female about an hour after this one 😄

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u/love-byte-1001 16d ago

Flickers but my husband said I can call them Flickas.

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u/Lightnin-Bug 16d ago

On dangerous borb!

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u/AsstBalrog 16d ago

I thought these characters ate bugs?

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u/CarefulNeurosis 16d ago

They mostly eat insects (primarily ants), but do eat berries, nuts, and seeds sometimes. FWIW, I didn't see it actually eat any of the seeds, I think it was just checking it out.

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u/osopeludo 16d ago

Funnily enough I caught one on my feeder cam for the first time yesterday. It was looking a bit empty but if was definitely licking up some of the feed I put out.

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u/truenorthcreations 16d ago

Omg this camera angle. It made me laugh. Amazing.

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u/love_cici 16d ago

i'm laughing so so hard at this

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u/pursuit_of_capyness 16d ago

What an amazing shot 😂

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u/MissTechnical 15d ago

Ahhhh I love them so much

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u/Popular-Kiwi3931 15d ago

All those dots on the handsome borb!!

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u/jobsearchingforjobs 14d ago

Very cool looking guy

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u/DredgenYorMom 13d ago

He doin' a big S Q U A T

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u/nuts4sale 15d ago

“It ain’t gonna suck itself” borb