She was a young Northern Flicker, just a fledgling. (A fledgling is a baby bird that has recently left the nest.) Because she was so young and alone, we decided to pair her with another we’d received at about the same time. They roomed together and for a while acted like brother and sister, but the male began pecking at her and two days later she was covered in scratches from his bullying. We separated them and continued to hand feed each of them. As you likely know, a woun