red-headed woodpecker

Thanks for all your kind words, stay safe. I finally got a picture of the woodpecker. The Red-headed woodpeckers don't stay here in my woods year around.Wish they did

Thanks for your kind words on my last photos

Oldy! So old don't remember where! lol!

Raising kids is tough work.

They did well with their kiddies, one of which I will post tomorrow

..this species is threatened and their number are on decline. I sure as hell hope that's not going to continue

I never tire of seeing these beauties

Red-headed Woodpecker

I just love these guys.

No, I didn't forget to rotate the photo. But it seems to be hanging there in mid-air since its visible claws are not holing on.

Seem to be seeing these Red-headed Woodpeckers everywhere I go this season. Quite a contrast from the past few seasons.

I've seen more Red-headed Woodpeckers around here this year than the past few years together. And unusually, several have been kind enough to pose in locations where I can get pictures.

After an intervening visits by a Bluebird and a Kingbird, this Red-headed Woodpecker flew over to this same tree to get a view from the mountaintop.

Must've been something in the air. Several birds, including this Red-headed Woodpecker, were showing off their nictitating membrane tonight.

So happy to see a pair. There isn't many of these beauties left, praying they have lots of babies. We kept going back where we had seen them the last few yrs, and till now, they weren't there. We were beginning to worry. But here they are. Yay. :)

At least that's how I photograph them ;)

Seeing this picture made me wonder if a woodpeckers blink when they peck to protect their eyes. If you look closely, the eyelid is partially closed as it appears to go to peck.

He/she (not sure how to distinguish) decided to pose for me about 45 minutes before sunset.

Almost appears as a warbler pose instead of the more usual pose on a vertical trunk.

..when you've had enough of these guys. ;) I don't think I ever will.