down by the Rio Grande

These birds are one of my favorite woodpeckers. They've been almost as hard to photograph in my area as pileated woodpeckers are. I was quite happy that this year, we've got two Flickers hanging around our house! Plus, it's just fun to post a photo of a Flicker on Flickr.

Nikon Z f

Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E

FTZ Adapter

I don't see these guys at the feeders too often, but there are several pair living back in the woods that I see quite regularly.

Extra large,Western Flicker Wood Pecker.

Northern flicker, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, urban

Feeding

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKN0kLwEX6U

As I concentrate on the softly flickering candle flame during my early morning meditation, I welcome the new day. Namaste. 🙏

Luni

Liguria

Allegheny Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Merlin was not into sharing the tree branch with the Northern Flicker

Field Flicker, Argentina

Seen in eastern Washington.

Narbonne

France

Tenuta di Marinella di Sarzana

Liguria

#FlickrFriday entry | Gas stove hob ring blue flames with slight flickering

Northern Flicker *before* shot in first comment.

A young northern Flickr - at the wetlands.

Wind ruffles feathers of a male red-shafted Northern Flicker. These woodpeckers fascinate me. When a Pileated Woodpecker paused near a Northern Flicker yesterday, the flicker woodpecker looked small and dainty.

Thanks for looking!

Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/45444801045/sizes/h/

(Jobu-Design gimbal head or swing-head or tripod-head on heavy duty tripod.)

A nice backyard visitor this afternoon.

St.Albert Alberta

A handsome Northern Flicker visits my yard on a brilliant spring morning.

It was wonderful to get a chance to photograph both the Red-shafted (left) and the Yellow-shafted (right) Northern Flickers at Hidden Springs, Idaho

A day of snow flickering down from the skies.

yellow-shafted

Backyard birding

St.Albert Alberta

Flowers my front yard, Henderson, Nevada.

A Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) perched in our Empress tree.

Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. (All about birds).

All comments are appreciated. TIA.

Northern Flicker ~ (Colaptes auratus)

A Northern Flicker outside a nesting cavity in Central Florida.

Thanks for visiting!

A Northern flicker responds to my pishing from behind a nearby tree.

Taken at South Harrison Community Park, Elizabeth IN.

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), " the Yellow-shafted" variety is on territory in the aspen woods bordering the shores of the South Saskatchewan River south of Oyen, Alberta, Canada.

19 May, 2016.

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In Paradise Tree

Warning off a rival, early morning

This male has paired up and is excavating a nest nearby.

Northern Flicker

Düsseldorf, 13.09.2006

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Smile on Saturday - Title Wanted

I thought this photo was funny because the upper Flicker looks like it's yelling at the lower Flicker...and the look on the lower Flicker's face is hysterical.

The Northern Flicker gives a neat pose with the sun reflecting of its head, a beautiful bird with an array of unique feather co-ordination

These flameless candles give a very realistic flicker but the main reason for use is no heat.

A portrait of a male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Came across this male working hard on his new home...hopefully in time for the Mrs. to move in.

Port Coquitlam, BC.

I overstayed my welcome watching this flicker build its nest. It is giving me a piece of its mind.

Thanks for the visit!