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Flickers Are Ready For Spring

Dennis Walker
By Dennis Walker

Northern Flickers are very active around the East Kootenay as we roll into Spring. You may well hear them rapping on the side of your home or nearby shed or telephone pole. Dianne Cooper, bird expert with the Rocky Mountain Naturalists explains what these large woodpeckers are up to.

Photo’s below supplied by Helga Knote

Dennis Walker
Dennis Walker
Born and raised in the Kootenay’s, Dennis began his radio career in his hometown of Creston while in high-school. He spent close to 30 years in radio in the Okanagan, known there as “Penticton’s Man of the Year” in 2003 and was rated the South Okanagan’s “Most Popular Radio and TV Personality” in 2015 according to Okanagan Life Magazine.

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