#northern flicker

[gryffon]

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[ambermaitrejean]

Northern flicker. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

[shithowdy]

hey now

[christinaseas]

ANYWAY I FINALLY GOT A GOOD PICTURE OF A NORTHERN FLICKER TAKING OFF IN FLIGHT

I've been trying to since around late February or early March of last year, so almost as long as I've been doing this. I'm really fucking stoked about it.

[strflr]

Hi all! I've made a sticker sheet available for order in my ko-fi shop. This one features 6 North American woodpecker species, along with some things they like to eat!

If that sorta thing interests you, check out the item listing here!

[sunny-possum-pal]

Northern flicker studies

[thomas--bombadil]

A beautiful Northern Flicker, with a bit of a dirty beak.

What's a bird to do, it's muddy everywhere right now!

[jbbartram-illu]

I love all my BirdLadies, but this Northern Flicker might be my favourite one yet?!

To my fellow bird nerds: I did consciously choose to use the male markings because the red cap & fancy black face markings were too dramatique to pass up & this is definitely a thing that will happen again (because birds) - just consider the term BirdLady to be somewhat gender neutral (or at least gender non-conforming)!

(& yes, this pal is available in the upcoming shop update, tho it pains me a little to sell her!!)