Bird ID

The longer one lives, the more mysterious life seems.”- Francis Brett Young

Need help IDing this bird. It was pretty far away so this is a tight crop, but the red splash on it’s head really threw me.

3 thoughts on “Bird ID”

Myriam (Myr's Bytes)

I think it is a male Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.

September 29, 2015 at 11:09 AM Reply
krisellenlang

I agree with Myriam! Yellow shafted Northern Flicker it is

September 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM Reply
egbertstarr

Red or yellow, I’d think. Wait for it to fly and look…right?

September 29, 2015 at 6:11 PM Reply

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