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.

While watching from my dining room Tuesday afternoon, I saw a Northern flicker land on the peanut feeder, only to be attacked by one of the nuthatches. Then I watched as a Downy woodpecker landed ...

I haven’t seen the red-bellied take a wing or a beak to the flicker. On the pole nearby, two black-and-white woodpeckers are moving their heads back and forth as they jerkily ascend towards the top ...

Q: A little woodpecker was perched on my suet feeder for many minutes, not moving a muscle. What was up with that? A: Danger was around and some other bird’s signal or a shadow told your ...

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.