The Northern Flicker (colaptes auratus) is one of the few woodpeckers that migrates. Even so, it is common throughout Pennsylvania year round. Its range includes most of North America, parts of the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Central America. My painting depicts a female clinging to the left side of a tree and a male in the center. It flashes a bright splash of color on the undersides of its wings when it flies. In the eastern portion of its range, this is yellow. It the west, this is red. On the Great Plains, both are seen.
Family: Woodpeckers
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