Rio de Janeiro

Brasil

This handsome Flicker was working over this burned, rotten tree stump. Must be some juicy insects in there.

Massaciuccoli

Toscana

Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, Chilliwack, B.C.

© Aurora Santiago

....momentarily airborne before it dives for the feeders. In the background are autumn maple leaves on the October Glory Maple, or Acer rubrum. I had hoped to catch the flicker against that background.

Hadn't truly known how lovely October could look.

Handsome Flicker woodpecker was kind enough to let me take a few photos so here is one of them!

Very active and loud at my local conservation area, there are atleast four or five breeding pairs which make the woods a very active place!

Backyard Ellicott City Maryland - male on the right has reddish neck - may be young as the black stripe was very faint

Dueling for the attention of a nearby female

Backyard birding St.Albert

LaBelle, Idaho

I believe this to be a male Red-shafted x Yellow-shafted hybrid (intergrade)

A Northern Flicker hanging out in the backyard.

Fantiscritti

Carrara

Birch Tree with Northern Flicker - female

Community Garden, Fort Mason, SF, CA

Northern Flicker

iNaturalist link www.inaturalist.org/photos/117081797

Jenny Pansing Photos

Its offially winter here in St.Albert with the 10-20cm of snow we got in the last 24 hrs. Backyard birding.

St-Bruno :Mâle.

So cool to have two pair of Northern Flicker in our backyard,

Lago Maggiore

Stresa

Piemonte

Browns Woods, West Des Moines, Iowa

A tiny northern flicker enjoys the blossoms of the giant saguaro on a very windy day in Apache Junction, AZ

As always, thanks so much for stopping by.

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Happy to see this Flicker has recently discovered my little backyard feeder area.

November 2022 | Finca el Candado, Salta, Argentina

When we were waiting for the Merlin or Sharpie, Northern Flicker perching right in front is always a "bonus".

Coyote Hills Regional. Fremont California

I've had a pair of flickers hanging around the past week ,, they love pecking for ants out in the back, but the other day they discovered the pin cherry tree!

Thanks for Viewing.

THANKS AUNTY ACID

"Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants."

from allaboutbirds.org

I heard the rat-a-tat-tat of this bird long before I saw him. He was working this dead tree perhaps 75 yards from where I first heard the sound. Only moments after I spotted him, he turned from his work and spotted me, allowing me only this single shot before he flew away. I think it's a Common Flicker, but would be happy for any ID help.

LaBelle, Idaho

I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to view, fave or comment on my photo. It is very much appreciated.

Malgrate

Lunigana

Toscana

In our backyard, a female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) perches in the Maple tree, waiting her turn at the suet feeder

Northern Flicker

Piazza dei Miracoli

Pisa