Since we can't avoid Winter just thought I'd share this link. Give everyone time to sign up. http://feederwatch.org/

Our flickers stay here year round. I have been hearing them on our walks.

Same here Claudia, although I haven't seen one in the garden for awhile, I do hear them.

We get someone's Flickers then. We only see them in the winter/spring.

Ann, maybe it is too hot there in the summer for the Flickers.

My bird book says they're here year round but for 2 years we've only seen them in the cooler months.

I don't (didn't?) think I had every seen one. Actually I had to look them up. After searching Flicker's to see what they were, I may have gotten a couple (not great) pics of one. It was in the grass across the street from our house. I was in my kitchen so the photos are taken out the kitchen window. Would they be feeding on the ground? I couldn't get any better pics than these. What do you think, is this possibly a Flicker?

Flickers do feed on the ground as well as on trees. They eat bugs & ants on the ground. It could be a flicker but I'll let those who are used to seeing them all year answer what they think.

Looks like a Northern Flicker to me! Woodpeckers and Flickers will feed on the ground if they spot something of interest! Here are some photo's for comparison:

http://www.countrybirder.com/N...

Scroll down this page a ways for a great shot of one at the nest:

http://indianajones.smugmug.co...

That is a Northern Flicker, I believe it is a juvenile from the look of the feathers.

Wow! I am glad I didn't delete the pics. I wasn't sure what it was. They are pretty large birds really. I hope I see some more. I have never seen them before though the info says they are here year round. Thanks Everyone!

Cat, they are one of my favorite birds, I think they are really beautiful!

Male and female Northern Flickers, they are eating suet that they had broken off from the suet feeder, the photo was taken this spring.

Love flickers! On our walk this morning I saw so many kinglets and one Black and White Warbler. Sure wish I could have had my camera! They were that close that I could tell what they were and kinglets are small birds!!

Margaret, love that photo of the pair of Flickers!

Thanks Lin.

Me too!

Great Picture Margaret! They are really pretty! I can't believe I have never seen one before. I am going to try to watch out for them more now.

Goldfinches today









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Seems our mature male hummers packed up and left Monday night. Only had 1 hummer yesterday. But this morning I have already seen 2 chasing each other around the feeders.

I think mine are all gone.