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Northern Flicker Feeding Young

A red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feeds its young in its nest in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Northern flickers primarily feed on insects; ants make up nearly half their diet. They feed their young by regurgitation. Juvenile flickers typically leave the nest 25 to 28 days after they hatch.

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A red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feeds its young in its nest in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Northern flickers primarily feed on insects; ants make up nearly half their diet. They feed their young by regurgitation. Juvenile flickers typically leave the nest 25 to 28 days after they hatch.