Red-headed Woodpecker
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Red-headed Woodpecker
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is perched on a dead tree showing off its stunning colors against the blue sky at Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, Georgia.
The gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker is so boldly patterned it’s been called a “flying checkerboard,” with an entirely crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings. These birds don’t act quite like most other woodpeckers: they’re adept at catching insects in the air, and they eat lots of acorns and beech nuts, often hiding away extra food in tree crevices for later. This magnificent species has declined severely in the past half-century because of habitat loss and changes to its food supply.
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June 29th, 2019
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Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! Your WONDERFUL image has been FEATURED on the home page of "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH” L. Thank you for participating in the group. Please add the photo to the 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.”
Don Columbus
Congratulations Jurgen, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet