Woodpecker?

littlejo Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:39 pm

I know a few of you are watching birds and here is a pic of (I believe) a woodpecker. Is this a baby or a female? During the summer, most of the woodpeckers look alike, with the female just a little duller in color than the male.

Jo

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Squat_Johnson Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:47 pm

Yes, this is in the wood pecker family. It looks very similar to the Red Bellied Woodpecker.

It is called a Northern Flicker. We saw 4 of them this past weekend digging for bugs.

https://www.google.com/search?q=flicker&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ZiosT6OBBsTE2gXR8JXhDg&biw=1379&bih=852&sei=aiosT_m8FsK02AXD95XpDg#um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=northern+flicker&pbx=1&oq=northern+flicker&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=13671l16232l0l19861l9l9l0l0l0l3l361l1947l0.5.1.3l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=cf2c84b249c58728&biw=1379&bih=852

littlejo Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:04 pm

Thanks for the reply. There was only 1 that I saw. Have never noticed them before, but the weather is warm so I've been outside a lot.

**camprn** Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:36 pm

Last year I was lucky enough to have a nesting pair of flickers in my yard. It was a season long treat. Love the red chevron on the nape.!

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