Birds, Wildlife, Nature, and Photography

The Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

This large North American woodpecker prefers to feed on the ground

Female yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. © 2021 Randy Runtsch.

Unlike most woodpeckers in North America, the Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), also called the Common Flicker, feeds mainly on the ground. While I typically spot these birds perched in trees, I…