Northern Flicker or Common Flicker
Colaptes auratus
                    
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2019 Photograph, Northern Flicker or Common Flicker (Colaptes auratus, Woodpecker Family, Picidae), Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2020.
Also called Yellowhammer, Clape, Gaffer Woodpecker, Harry-wicket, Heigh-ho, Wake-up, Walk-up, Wick-up, Yarrup, and Gawker Bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls.
Jian Zhe Li

Nature Photography, Wildlife Photography, Waterfowl Photography and Bird Photography from Marsh, River, Field and Forest Habitats.
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