Calling of Northern Flicker and drumming #reels #bird #sounds #nature #singing | Okicau

Here are some cool facts about the Northern Flicker, one of the most fascinating woodpeckers in North America: Their Appearance- Northern Flickers are medium-sized woodpeckers with brown, barred backs and spotted bellies. Depending on where they live, they can have yellow (Eastern) or red (Western) feather highlights under their wings and tails. Their Diet 🐜- Unlike most woodpeckers, they often feed on the ground, especially on ants, their favorite meal! Their long, barbed tongue can reach deep

Northern Flicker pair and an impatient Cardinal! First time seeing the male and female Flickers on the feeder together this year! Mr. Cardinal doesn't seem as happy to see them lol!

Northern Flicker pair! Love to see these beauties together!! They stopped by for some food but I had miscalculated the amount of food I needed to put out now that the squirrel knows how to get up there... ugh! The suet also ran out quicker than expected, so there was nothing for them to munch on! If you have your sound on, you can hear them talking to each other! They seem a little disappointed! The first one on the feeder is the female. Notice the male has black stripes on his checks and the fe