Northern Flicker Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: A commonly seen bird in South Dakota, but one I've often had a hard time getting close enough to for a photograph (although to be frank, you could say that about most species!). My favorite photo of a Northern Flicker is the one below, of a bird gobbling a berry from an eastern red cedar tree, in Minnehaha County in October of 2016.

Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus


Northern Flicker 1 November 3rd, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 2 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 3 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 4 October 29th, 2004 Brandon, South Dakota

Northern Flicker 5 April 15th, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 6 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 7 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 8 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota

Northern Flicker 9 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 10 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 11 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 12 February 16th, 2009 Farm Island, near Pierre, South Dakota

Northern Flicker 13 October 12th, 2008 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 14 September 13th, 2020 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 15 October 2nd, 2016 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Northern Flicker 16 October 2nd, 2016 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Northern Flicker 17 April 14th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota