A Northern Flicker perched on a branch. Superficially resembles the Yellow-shafted subspecies, but has red mixed into the moustachial stripe (Red-shafted trait), instead of being all black. "Hybrids" between subspecies are called intergrades.

Male Northern Flicker intergrade.
(Vancouver BC, December 20 2025)

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Northern Flicker ~ Colaptes auratus

This MF'er wakes me up many mornings and drives my cats nuts! Total A-Hole!

Camera trap photo of a northern flicker- with heart-shaped red patch on the back of its head- and blue jay together on a log

OTD in '23: flagged this for the 2 colorful birds- northern flicker & blue jay- but then noticed the heart-shaped patch ....& it's a good day to ♥️ #BlueJays! 😀

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Collage of camera trap images of a Coopers hawk preying on a northern flicker as a deer passes by.

OTD in '22: a remarkable episode when a northern flicker landed (1) and then was preyed upon by a Cooper's hawk as a deer passed by (2) before the hawk flew off with flicker (3).

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Le Pic flamboyant fonce vers vous, ailes grandes ouvertes 🔥🐦
Vu de face en plein vol, c’est un éclair de plumes aux reflets dorés et oranges - élégant et impressionnant à la fois.
📸 Roel Moolenaar
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Northern Flicker spotted

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NORTHERN FLICKERS! I'll be posting a video I took of them performing a mating dance shortly!

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That goofy ass noise 😭🙏❤️❤️❤️
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Srry for shaky camera!

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I love Woodpeckers

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Final 2 snaps from yesterday's walk. Who knows what I'll see today 🐰🤞
#NorthernFlicker

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This #NorthernFlicker gave me several opportunities to get some photos 🐰📸✨️

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Well, today turned into a flurry of posts about birds, haha
🐰📸🐦‍⬛ #NorthernFlicker

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One of my favorite Woodpeckers. #NorthernFlicker
🐰📸📸🐦‍⬛

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I'll start with these images, which illustrate the front and back of this #northernflicker
🐰📸🐦‍⬛

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One of spring’s delights is a flicker doing his high speed resonant jack hammering on our metal chimney cap. He is looking for a mate. It reverberates nicely and must be successful since it happens every spring. 😊

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I'm sorry, DID THIS FLICKER FOLLOW ME HOME?..

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Blue jay making direct eye contact with the camera, before casually snatching a nut and flying off

My first experience with a Northern Flicker resulted in some very cute serious direct eye contact..

Mockingbirds are scary until they look at you head on..😭

Chickadee staring head on at camera

The direct eye contact pics i got today are..😭
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