They’re big and handsomely marked. When a flicker lands on the feeder, it gets your immediate attention. These are woodpeckers, but in many instances, they don’t appear to be a woodpecker.

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The woodpeckers — downy, hairy and red-bellied — inevitably put on a show. For a month now, these three species have been sharing the woods with an overwintering male flicker. It’s the red-bellied, ...

(Photo by Bob Armstrong) Flickers are hefty woodpeckers, considerably larger than hairy woodpeckers. Unlike most woodpeckers, they don’t typically forage on tree trunks. Instead, they forage ...

This handsome woodpecker is a Northern Flicker, famed for their red, heart-shaped marking on the back of their necks. This ...

Houston says it's likely northern flickers causing the problem. They're slightly bigger than a robin, he said, and need a bigger space for nesting. "Compared to the other woodpeckers, they ...

They’re big and handsomely marked. When a flicker lands on the feeder, it gets your immediate attention. These are woodpeckers, but in many instances, they don’t appear to be a woodpecker.