5 Interesting and Fun Facts About the Unusual Northern Flicker

In this video learn about how did the Northern Flicker get the name 'Yellow Hammer', how ants are the Northern Flicker's favorite food, about the Northern Flicker's extra-long tongue, the Northern Flicker dance, and the two different types of Northern Flickers of Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted.

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Common questions people may have about the Northern Flicker:
Why do the Northern Flickers Dance?
Why does Nothern flicker like ants so much?
Does the Northern Flicker have a long tongue?
What are the other names for a Northern Flicker?
Do the Red and Yellow-shafted Northern Flickers mate?

Timestamps:
00:00 Courtship/Territory Dance of the Northern Flicker
01:21 Ants are 50% of the Northern Flickers Diet
02:59 Tongue of the Northern Flicker
03:55 Other names of the Northern Flicker
05:52 The Red and Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

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