Have you ever stood under a vast, dark sky and wondered if magic was possible? Witnessing the northern lights feels exactly ...

For most bird species, distinguishing the male from the female is quite easy. But when it comes to northern flickers, it’s a little harder than you might think. Unlike other woodpeckers, there is very ...

This woodpecker occurs in a wide range of habitats including all woodland and forest types as well as brushy prairies with scattered trees. Flickers are often found in residential neighborhoods during ...

Worcester folk band Mowesby & the Northern Flicker have been a consistent presence at local country and DIY shows for the past few years, and their second single as a group, “Perspective,” released ...

The sounds of birdsong in the morning is typically something many people would find refreshing. But for Bradley and Cherylee Gosse, the persistent pecking of a Northern Flicker has them losing sleep.

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 ...

There is a third sub-species called a “gilded” flicker that lives in southern California and Mexico. It does not usually show up in the northern United States.

Those colorful underwings may be flashed during social interactions. A female northern flicker sits in her nest cavity on Douglas in 2010, a rare nesting record for Juneau. (Photo by Bob Armstrong) ...

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 ...

SAMUEL: (Imitating northern flicker chirps). DETROW: It almost sounds like you've got a kazoo or something, but that's just you. SAMUEL: Yeah. Well, I actually do have a kazoo in my bedroom.

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 ...

3.) Until 1973, the Northern Flicker was categorized as two separate species: the Yellow-shafted Flicker, found east of the Rocky Mountains, and the Red-shafted Flicker to the west. (The ...