A female “yellow-shafted” northern flicker takes a break from searching for food to look around for predators. In this photo, the black crescent that all northern flickers have is clearly visible.

Few birds have more common names than the northern flicker. This flashy woodpecker goes by cotton-rump, high-hole, yellowhammer and at least 150 other colloquialisms. All these monikers speak to ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Northern flickers are brownish all over with a bright red "V" on the nape of their neck, black spots and a very obvious white rump patch.

Northern flickers are blue jay-sized woodpeckers with brown backs. They have black bars on their wings, each with a large white rump patch visible only when flying, and a black crescent bib above ...

There are over a dozen species of flicker, living in various parts of the Americas. The species we see here is call the northern flicker. This species occurs over most of North America, plus ...

A snowy morning turns into a backyard drama as woodpeckers, starlings and a flicker compete for space at the feeders, showcasing nature’s beauty and hierarchy.

After we cut down aging trees in our Guilderland yard, a northern flicker tried to build a shelter in the trim of our home.

Northern flickers are our most unusual woodpeckers, radically different in both appearance and behavior from the smaller and more familiar black-and-white species such as downy or acorn ...

Feeding the backyard birds is a popular pastime. Nowadays, bird seed and bird feeders are readily available at your local ...

Wildlife experts say nest boxes beat trapping, killing the birds, for many reasons BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Knock, knock! Are your northern flicker neighbors causing a ruckus this spring? Think Wild ...

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