Red-shafted northern flicker nest - stock photo

two male red shafter northern flicker chicks stick their heads out of their nesting cavity in an aspen tree inside of the Grand Tetons National Park. Northen flickers come in two varieties across North America: the red-shafted and the yellow-shafted. Red-shafted northern flickerrs are only found from the Rocky Mountains west, and are characterized by the red shaft on the face of the males and red coloration under their wings on both sexes