primary cavity nesters – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Nesting Northern Flickers Provide Nests For Other Birds

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-07T14:34:56-06:00May 1st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Northern Flickers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: adult, aspen, breeding season, Colaptes auratus, conifer, flicker, flickers, forest, male, mountains, nest, nesting, nesting cavity, Northern Flicker, primary cavity nesters, rest, resting, secondary cavity nesters, woodland birds, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

By excavating their own nests Northern Flickers provide nests for other woodland birds that can't excavate nesting cavities on their own and those nests can be used over and over again. Nature is brilliant.