Afternoon Bike Ride at Lake Apopka
March 6, 2023 - Then this Northern Flicker hopped out into a tree not five feet away from me.... Read more
Northern Flicker
 | I’m a year-round Florida woodpecker. You might be surprised to find me more on the ground than in a tree. I dig a lot for insects for dinner. Most Likely Found: In the treetops When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Callaway Gardens, Lake Apopka Read more: Northern Flicker at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Northern Flicker eBird range |
I have written 12 posts including a photo of a Northern Flicker
Magnificent Birds in Flight over Lake Apopka
October 27, 2021 - I continued down the trail, stopping again when I spotted some Northern Flickers on the wires.... Read more
More Winter Birds Arriving at Lake Apopka
October 15, 2021 - My first bird of the morning was a Northern Flicker, perched on an electric wire on Lust Road.... Read more
Why Did the Purple Gallinule Cross the Trail?
September 12, 2021 - It's been a good year for Northern Flickers at Lake Apopka.... Read more
Another Early June Lake Apopka Morning
August 9, 2021 - A family of Northern Flickers was hanging out in some dead trees.... Read more
Black Tern and Baby Black-necked Stilts at LAWD
June 29, 2021 - A Northern Flicker was actively feeding near the edge of the drive.... Read more
Biking Landscapes around Lake Apopka
April 22, 2021 - My last bird of the morning was a Northern Flicker.... Read more
Fun Spring Morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
March 16, 2021 - Next I spotted a bird I've haven't seen in a while - a Northern Flicker.... Read more
The First Sign of Fall at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 13, 2017 - A Northern Flicker joined a family of Red-bellied Woodpeckers on the power lines over our heads.... Read more
Eyes to the Skies at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 8, 2017 - As I turned into the Crazy U, I spotted a juvenile Northern Flicker on the power line.... Read more
A Morning of Possibilities at Lake Apopka
June 22, 2017 - Then I spotted a Northern Flicker on the power line above my head.... Northern Flickers do breed in Florida, but I don't seem to see them much in summer.... Read more
Callaway Gardens Trip – Spring 2010
April 15, 2010 - As a matter of fact, Rich and I joked that I should start a collection called "Callaway Birds on Fenceposts." Juvenile white-throated sparrow At one point, Rich turned around and asked, "Isn't that a northern flicker"? He was sitting (of course) on a fencepost, and I barely had time to…... Read more