My Friend Flicker

Red-shafted northern flickers are elusive. They are a woodpecker I often see at a distance -- a large bird, twice the size of an American Robin, but a swift bird that rolls up and down in flight. Like a bustling farmer, the flicker is constantly moving to harvest insects from trees and the air.

Yesterday's unexpected blizzard dropped flies like a bird feast. My friend flicker cozied up with a traveling Oregon junco to share the crop of flies in the grass. Here is a rare still look at a flicker:

Linking up with Abracabadra for Wordless Wednesday. Photos by Charli Mills. 

Oregon Junco

 

Flickers are Big & Well Camouflaged

Sharing the Feast of Flies

A Flicker is Twice the Size of a Robin

Look at Those Spots!

Always an Alert Bird

Uh-oh...I've Been Spotted

Preparing to Depart

What Dashing Leap!