Two male "Red-shafted" Northern Flickers drop by the Hellgate Osprey nest for some camera time to show off their red whiskers, black bibs, and spotted bellies. Learn more about these handsome woodpeckers at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_flicker/ | Bird Cams

Northern flicker or Common flicker (Colaptes auratus) | BIRDS & Nature

Northern flicker or Common flicker (Colaptes auratus) | BIRDS & Nature

Watch until 0:05 for a flicker of cuteness! Northern Flickers nest in dead or dying tree trunks and branches, and they prefer trees like pine and cottonwood. They’ve been known to nest in posts, telephone poles, and nest boxes within 9 ft from the ground. Unlike other woodpeckers, Northern Flickers forage for food on the ground. They mainly eat insects like ants and beetles. Northern Flickers will hammer away at underground ant colonies the way other woodpeckers drill into wood. 🎥: Dan Streiffe