Flicker

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Flicker


Photo: Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles

KIND OF ANIMAL: Bird


FOOD
Flickers eat ants and other insects. They eat fruit, seeds, and nuts too.

ENEMIES
Owls and hawks hunt for flickers.
So do weasels and foxes.

WHERE THEY LIVE
Flickers live in the woods and in fields.
You can also find them in parks and yards.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Flickers love to eat ants. Flickers spend a lot of time on the ground looking for ants to eat.
  • Flickers are in the woodpecker family.

 

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