While studying some of the birds feeding in my backyard, I saw a small woodpecker that acted and looked like a Downy. The ...

Pretty as he can be, one particular Flicker returned to the area this week and flies around the nearby neighborhood landing ...

A flicker at the feeder is one of the most interesting birds I have ever watched. Like other woodpeckers, they have a very long tongue. It actually wraps from the back of their head around to the top.

A pair of northern flickers provided a bit of colour and entertainment as they whirled through the air and weaved among trees ...

The candidates are six birds that call the city home all year long: Anna’s hummingbird, black-capped chickadee, Pacific wren, pileated woodpecker, northern flicker, and varied thrush.