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Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Description:

a large woodpecker - maybe 12 inches long, light yellow breast with black spots, dark yellow back with black bars, black cresant across top of the breast, red slash on back of the head; eats ants & beetles

Habitat:

urban back yard

Notes:

seen on the ground, surprising to get this photo becuase usually when you approach they scare off and all you see is a flash of them as they fly of

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Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 24, 2016
Submitted on Sep 2, 2016

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