Northern Flicker, Female

Description

A female Northern Flicker rests on a branch in my backyard. I know it's female because it lacks the black moustache on male Flickers, as another photo showed.

Taken By

BRETT ZIMMERMAN

Taken On

August 24, 2026

Tagged

northern yellow shafted flicker woodpecker bird colaptes auratus tan orange black red beak bib nape claws spots spotted zygodactyl tail animal beaked bright clawed colorful colourful creature critter cute feathered fluffed large nature natural outdoors watching ornithology ornithological wild outside perched perching branches leaves trees

Assignments

Wildlife