These birds have an undulating flight; the repeated cycle of a quick succession of flaps followed by a pause creates an effect comparable to a roller coaster. Browse 356 northern flicker stock photos and images available, or search for northern cardinal or american goldfinch to find more great stock photos and pictures. Explore {{searchView.params.phrase}} by color family {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}} The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. The Northern Flicker is a striking woodpecker that can be found in open wooded areas, at the forest edge, or even in your back yard. The call of Northern flickers is a loud sustained laugh, ki ki ki ki. See more ideas about northern flicker, beautiful birds, woodpecker. Their ranges are roughly divided by the Rocky Mountains except in the northern boreal forest, where the yellow-shafted range extends west across most of Alaska. They like to feed especially on ants and can be seen at the base of trees hopping back and forth trying to uncover them or beetles, caterpillars, or termites. Northern Flicker males in Michigan can be identified by a black mustache stripe at the base of the beak. A female Northern Flicker Woodpecker. Northern Flickers have two subspecies: the Red-shafted Flicker (C. a. cafer) of western North America and the Yellow-shafted Flicker (C. a. auratus) of the east and far north. You seem to be using an unsupported browser. These medium sized woodpeckers have a gray head with a red V on the back of the neck, a black-barred brown back, black polka dots on the belly, a black bib under their long bill and bright yellow feathers on the undersides of their wing and tail. Jan 19, 2019 - Explore Mary Sanders Lazenby's board "Northern Flicker", followed by 224 people on Pinterest. Please update to get the most out of Flickr. Northern flickers feed by probing with their beak and sometimes may catch insects in flight.

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