Maybe the moral of the flicker story is that it’s okay to appear like others, but the real challenge in life is to be true to yourself by being yourself. Lee Hamilton is a resident of Kamiah and a ...

Two races of the northern flicker occur in Oklahoma during the winter months. The “yellow-shafted” flicker is found statewide but is more common in the eastern 2/3 of the state. The “red-shafted” ...

Mowesby & the Northern Flicker and Hallelujah The Hills, the latter featuring Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, deliver an enticing pair of new songs.

Grrrr. At the first sound of the wood (or metal) pecking, I jump up, run outside to chase him from his perch, and throw stones in his direction like a crazy person. According to the Googles: “ Like ...

An odd variety of downy and northern flicker birds have been eating in my backyard feeder Published at 5:23 pm, March 8, 2025 | Updated at 4:41 pm, March 10, 2025 ...

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 ...

Both Australia and Northern Illinois will observe a waxing gibbous, which means the face of the Moon is more than half illuminated...57% to be exact. Jasmine: You have been listening to The Sound of ...

A northern flicker, seen high in a tree on Brighton Loop in White Rock, watching the sun set and gazing down on the photographer's former residence. Photo by Richard Skolnik ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County for the last 38 years with his wife Becky. If the light is at all ...

A northern flicker who appears to live across from Urban Park and seems to come to the same place at the same time, every day. Photo by Richard Skolnik ...

The Northern Flicker is North America’s widest-ranging woodpecker, a common inhabitant of forest edges, savannas, and suburban areas from Alaska to Mexico to Maine. But it is also among the more ...

Each northern flicker has a distinctive red shape on the back of its head. (Photo: Richard George) Flickers drum on objects to communicate with others and to defend their territory, when they try to ...