Flicker
North Flickers are medium-sized, brownish woodpeckers that are neighborhood to a lot of North America, parts of Central America, Cayman Islands and Cuba.
There are greater than 100 usual names for the only bird that regularly feeds on the ground such as: Common Flicker, Yellow-shafted flicker, Yellowhammer, clape, harry-wicket, wick-up, wake-up as well as gawker bird.
They stay in woodland sides, orchards, woodlands, farmlands, parks as well as roadsides. Northern Flicker averages 13 inches long, weigh about 4 to 6 ounces as well as with a wingspan of 18 to 21 inches. They have slim, spherical head, long, flared tail and a little down-curved bill.
Typical adult flickers are brown with a white rump spot and also black bars on the back and wings. Eastern birds very own brilliant yellow feathers while western ones have red tail feathers.
Northern flickers main source of food is insects specially ants, however they additionally consume fruits, seeds, berries and nuts.
North flickers build their nests in trees. Both man and female shared building the nest that will certainly take around 1-2 weeks to finish.
The entryway hole is approximately 5 centimeters to 10 cm broad. Ladies lay regarding 6-8 white and glossy-shelled eggs.