A new boarder

[Phil Yearout]

A Northern Flicker has taken up residence in our maple tree; apparently he had to do a little re-arranging - yesterday he was digging in the hole and throwing our beakfulls of wood chips. Kind of a pretty thing...

[Harold Pickens]

Great pictures, interesting birds for sure.

[charlie cleveland]

very beautiful bird the first one I ve ever seen...charlie

[Joe D.]

In flight, the undersides of the wings are yellow and the red on back of the head is more apparent . Cool birds, indeed.

[Big D]

60 years ago, I was told that flickers East of the Mississippi had yellow underwings, west they were rose-colored. Whatever, they're great. We have lots here at the cabin

[OH Osthaus]

Beautiful birds. Flickers and the little downy woodpeckers love the suet feeder about two feet outside the window of our sitting room. If we sit still we can look at them from just a few feet. Have not been there nesting though. There is a knothole like that in our one maple - but it always gets stuffed full of walnuts by the squirrels

[Double Lab]

I've always identified them as yellow shafted flicker.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

I've always identified them as yellow shafted flicker.

You are not wrong - same bird

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/...rthern-flicker

[Double Lab]

My favorite course in college was ornithology. I have a copy of Peterson's or Sibley's guides at hand along with binocs in my truck and my kitchen. You never know what you can add to your life list.

[OH Osthaus]

here ya go Daryl - don't need the book