What is the northern flicker?
Northern flashing is a type of woodpecker. These birds are usually brown and gray with many black sticks or dots on the back and underside. The neck of the neck is bright red and the underside of the wings can be either bright red or yellow depending on which geographical area is northern northern flicker native. Northern flashing can grow up to 13 inches (33 cm) to a length with a wing span of up to 21 inches (53 cm). Most of these birds weigh about 5 ounces (131 g).
Northern Blickers are distributed to most of North America, ranging from parts of Canada to south like Texas and North Mexico. In most cases, northern flashes have a red color in the western parts of North America, usually on the underside of the wings, and the birds from the eastern side of the continent have a yellow underside. These birds commonly occur around trees and strongly wooded areas. Unlike most other types of goodpeckers, they tend to spend a lot of time on the ground than to slide on the treech. This is because they prefer insect food, such as ants, that they can effectively dig out of the ground with their sharp, curved beaks.
In addition to the consumption of insects, the northern flicker may also like to eat berries, seeds and occasionally fruit. These birds are migratory and usually head south when cold comes. Since 2010, northern flashes have not been considered an endangered species, although the population has decreased slightly due to nest problems. Often they have to compete with other types of birds such as the Eastern star, for the nesting space. Northern flashing is considered beneficial for the ecosystem, because many animals that are unable to build their own nests often use the nests that have been abandoned by these birds and because they help with insect control.
When Nerthern flashes nests, the man usually collects materials. The nests are often built inside the cavities of trees that are usually dead. Sometimes these birds use StarOU, an abandoned nesting cavity built by another type of bird instead of building their own. The nests can be from 10 to 100 feet (3 to 30 m) outside the ground and can contain up to 12 eggs that are incubated by both parents a few weeks before hatching. When the northern flashes are slightly more than a month old, they usually leave the nesting cavity.