Drawing - Northern Flicker

 Northern Flicker (Male) - Graphite on Paper
Copyright Nicole MacPherson, 2009

Flickers are great birds! These Woodpeckers are often found foraging on the ground. "Northern Flicker" was previously divided into two species - "Yellow Shafted" and "Red Shafted" Flicker. We get the Yellow-Shafted variety here, drawn by the Virginia Creeper vine. They stop by in spring, and stick around longer in the fall, when the berries are ripe. This male was sunbathing after eating some VC berries.

Introduction

Hello! Welcome! Call me Nic! I've been drawing as long as I can remember, but until last month, hadn't put pencil to paper for years. Interests in the outdoors, birding, and photography spurred me to take up drawing again. I plan to post works as I complete them.