Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: woodpecker

(1 image in a note above) About 30 pictures back in this 366 project, I posted an image of a Northern Flicker that was sitting on a branch near our bird feeders. Here is a much closer view of this lovely bird which I took a couple of years ago. They are so stunning, aren't they? Very large too, they measure between 11-14" in length! What I didn't know is how common these birds are. They are found all over the United States and as such, they have over 100 common names! From Wiki: Among them are: yellowhammer (as it's known as the state bird of Alabama, not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. WOW! You can find out more about these awesome birds here: Wiki: Northern Flicker

One of the things we love so much about where we love is the sheer number and species of birds here. So many we had never seen before, including this large relative of the woodpecker, a Northern Flicker. These stunning birds love to eat the suet that we put out and sometimes there have been as many as 5 of them at once at the feeder! I got lucky with this shot on my husband's birthday at the end of April in 2013!