More storm photos: I love the quiet dignity of this red-shafted Northern flicker, cheeks flushed with cherry mustaches and feathers shifting in the stirring winds of an early fall storm. (Note tiny claw in the second photo holding em steady.)

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I really love the closeup of the little flicker, head to the storm, with one foot resting casually on the post. Intrepid little bird! Admirable bird! Admiral Bird!