Big thanks to this Northern Flicker that flew directly at one of our trail cameras, perched atop a shrubby draw, thus providing the perfect opportunity to showcase the mesmerizing, undulating flight pattern common to most woodpeckers (stick around for the super slo-mo clip). The gliding periods between staccato wingbeat bursts is believed to serve several functions, primary among them energy conservation. As relatively large foraging birds, those mid-flight rest periods help woodpeckers maximize

8.1K views · 499 reactions | Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood (or search for snacks in Osprey nests), the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants. Watch it LIVE at AllAboutbirds.org/Cams | Bird Cams | Facebook

73K views · 3.8K reactions | Northern Flicker | Srikanth Boga Photography | Facebook