[moose07]

Loud paint job on that bird!
Interesting how they have a liking for black, white, and red, amongst woodpeckers.

[Monkey Face]

We have a species of red headed woodpecker here, but I’ve never seen one marked like it. Black and white stripes on its red head. Pretty, though.

I used to have a bird book, but I don’t know what happened to it.

[Covenantor]

There are several types of woodpeckers in my area.

The loveliest of them, in my opinion, is the Northern Flicker.

The photo doesn't do it justice. Returning from a backwoods yomp, I found a dead pair entangled in a monofiliment snarl which had been left by a local "immigrant" fisher. A culturally indifferent and illiterate individual oblivious to the uses of the 55gal barrels spotted a various points around the large pond. Must have been the bright red paint that confused him.

It was evident that one had tried to unsnarl its mate and trapped itself, both dying together.

Regal looking birds. The chest spots on those birds were smaller, rather like the Queen's ermine trim on her ceremonial robe.