The Northern Flicker is a flashy woodpecker with polka-dot style, a brilliant splash of yellow (or red, depending where you live), and a love for ground-level ant snacking. Instead of hammering trees all day, it prefers to dig in lawns, waddling like a woodpecker trying to be a chicken. With its loud “wicka-wicka” calls and wild flight pattern, it brings the drama wherever it goes.