That's what he's thinking I'm sure! But at least stayed put and gave me part of his pretty markings. You can see a hint of the yellow when viewed on black.
@dridsdale This is a Northern Flicker, a member of the woodpecker family. The red spot on his head and the black vee on the neck are his most common markings. This is all coming from a girl who knew nothing about birds before I started 365 - now I can recognize a lot by their call! :)
Your Northern flicker is beautiful! I can see just a hint of yellow, so I assume that your area has the yellow-shafted flickers (Mine does also!). I've never gotten this close to one; awesome pic!
Beautiful marked bird great shot Fav.