Great Lakes region, USA. April 2026.
I’ve seen no less than 10 flickers over the past two weeks. They’re very pretty woodpeckers. Here in the Eastern side of the US we have the yellow-shafted variety. Here’s a collection of the ones I was able to photograph.
He was quite hidden away. He was perched in a heavy tree line between the road and a river. I’m surprised I even spotted him. I’m glad I did because while there were a ton of birds they were all Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds. Great birds, but extremely common.