One of the coolest birds and by far one of my favorites (next to hummingbirds, yellow finches, and birds of prey- hawks, eagles, and falcons) is the Northern Flicker. I see and hear these birds all around my house, however they are very skittish and take off in a moments notice. They are very colorful and normally take no parts of bird feeders. I noticed a few years ago that they would occasionally hit the soft suit vs. the hard suit cakes we put out for the woodpeckers, and luckily today I was able to snap a few photos of the flicker fattening up for winter! If you don't put out bird food, I suggest it is time you did to see birds up close like this one!
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