Hey, Tweets,

For the past couple of days, I've had two female Northern Flickers
fencing with their beaks, here and there in the yard. Once, on the
cross-piece of a power pole. Once, hanging side by side on a large round
suet-cage. This morning, they're sitting on the shepherd's pole from
which the suet-cage hangs. Unfortunately for one, one crook is higher
than the other, so the uppermost bird seems to have the upper hand ...
er.r.r... beak.

They'll sit still for 15-30 seconds, then fence for 1-2 seconds, no more.

Yesterday, there were two other birds hanging around with them. Couldn't
see the others well enough to know what gender.

Funny both to see and hear.

'Tis the season!

Ellen Blackstone, Wedgwood, Seattle