FYI... The bird is aNorthern Flicker (the eastern/northernform which is Yellow Shafted)- You may think I'm a loser, but I took a bird tax class in college and was compelled to look it up when I saw the pic. Thanks for sharing the cool pics.

By the way, did you take them through aspotting scope adapter by any chance? I've been wanting a scope for scouting and was wondering how well those digital camera adapters work.