@annbo Thanks Ann! @hollandcrew Yes they are loud, I sometimes here them before I see them. The Piliated's are loud too. @grammyn Yes, he was very kind to pose :)
Oh my gosh! I love him too! You got a great shot if him here, and the bokeh in back too! Just great. Fav! I had a couple of them digging a whole in that dead tree behind my house that had those bluebirds in it ...that pic of the bluebirds on the dead tree, in a hole. You s aid you liked that one. That was at the top and is rotting way, but these flickers dug a new hole below that. Last few times I looked, I did not see them. I hope they will settle in there!
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. I'm glad that you all enjoyed him as much as I do.