Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago

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In this video learn about how did the Northern Flicker get the name 'Yellow Hammer', how ants are the Northern Flicker's favorite food, about the Northern Flicker's extra-long tongue, the Northern Flicker dance, and the two different types of Northern Flickers of Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted.

Northern Flicker full overview video from July 11th, 2021 youtu.be/ommzXuEL54s

Common questions people may have about the Northern Flicker:
Why do the Northern Flickers Dance?
Why does Nothern flicker like ants so much?
Does the Northern Flicker have a long tongue?
What are the other names for a Northern Flicker?
Do the Red and Yellow-shafted Northern Flickers mate?

Timestamps:
00:00 Courtship/Territory Dance of the Northern Flicker
01:21 Ants are 50% of the Northern Flickers Diet
02:59 Tongue of the Northern Flicker
03:55 Other names of the Northern Flicker
05:52 The Red and Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

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