Steve Watson writes, “By the skate park. 
Northern flicker lapping up water.
Their tongue is about 2″ long,
past the tip of its bill.
It’s a woodpecker.
They eat mostly ants, so a long
tongue that’s sticky and barbed.”

Our thanks to Steve Watson for sharing another beautiful photo together with the interesting description.

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