Northern Flicker Mini Original

This woodpecker won’t be found unless you’re looking to the ground, or listening in open-wooded areas. I happened to see my first one bouncing around near the golf course in our neighborhood, mistaking the crescent-shaped bib for a Meadowlark “V” from afar! Then he showed up in our front yard pecking around for insects. He was migrating through to Canada, where they breed.

From All About Birds:
“Northern Flickers are large, brown woodpeckers with a gentle expression and handsome black-scalloped plumage. On walks, don’t be surprised if you scare one up from the ground. It’s not where you’d expect to find a woodpecker, but flickers eat mainly ants and beetles, digging for them with their unusual, slightly curved bill. When they fly you’ll see a flash of color in the wings – yellow if you’re in the East, red if you’re in the West – and a bright white flash on the rump.”

Original mixed media on raw stretched canvas with maple float frame.