This is the third year in a row that I have a Northern Flicker visiting my suet feeders. Flickers are unique woodpeckers in that they forage mainly on the ground for their food which consists of ants and beetles. Thus they are usually a migratory woodpecker species that travels further south in the winter when the ground freezes and snow falls. But there are a few hardy ones that stick around here in Minnesota every season where they rely on suet, berries and seeds to get them through the winter.
Winter Flicker
Winter Flicker
Winter Flicker
This is the third year in a row that I have a Northern Flicker visiting my suet feeders. Flickers are unique woodpeckers in that they forage mainly on the ground for their food which consists of ants and beetles. Thus they are usually a migratory woodpecker species that travels further south in the winter when the ground freezes and snow falls. But there are a few hardy ones that stick around here in Minnesota every season where they rely on suet, berries and seeds to get them through the winter.