I have photographed just a few Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus). In North Carolina, I photographed a few Yellow-shafted males, subspecies Colaptes auratus auratus, and in Nevada, I photographed one male Red-shafted, subspecies Colaptes auratus collaris.

Northern Flicker (male), Valle Crucis Community Park, Valle Crucis, North Carolina, USA, July 30, 2009