Northern flickers spend lots of time on the ground, and when in trees they’re often seen leaning against their tails on the trunk of the tree.
December 19, 2019
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December 19, 2019 midnight
Flickers sport flashy colors, black necklace
Last weekend, while I was walking Chickadee Trail on the Kootenai National Wildlife Reserve with my dog Tessie Rae, I noticed an average-size bird with distinct markings on a Ponderosa pine branch.