Flickers

A pair of flickers began a courting dance on the porch rail near the feeders this morning. Suddenly, a third flicker arrived, and began courting as well, then displaced one of the pair. Rather than continuing to court the other bird, it turned, and went to the suet feeder. The other bird followed, and they squabbled over it mildly, with one bird deciding instead to pick up the fallen suet as the other ate.

I can presume that the displacing bird was a male who displaced another male, and was possibly the regular mate of the female. If so, was she falling for the attentions of an interloper, when her mate arrived?

Posted on March 16, 2013 04:05 PM by wingedwolfpsion