Yellow shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus), on the ground hunting grubs.
North American Yellow Shafted Flicker - Colaptes auratus - on the woodland floor in spring hunting for grubs in the ground. A woodpecker by name, this bird does little pecking of wood, instead preferring to flick the earth in search of grubs.
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Photo credit: © Kyle Bedell / Alamy / Afripics
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