NORTHERN FLICKER
(Colaptes auratus)
Previously known as the Red-Shafted flicker.
This beautiful image was caught by  
Ruthie D. from Orcas Island.
For information on attracting, feeding, viewing,
and how many insects they eat,
 see the Seattle Audubon website HERE
This bird is protected by the 
Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

"I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December,

A magical thing,

And sweet to remember:

We are nearer to spring

Than we were in September."

Oliver Hereford (1860-1935)

Anglo-American writer and artist.