a red-headed woodpecker. what a beauty! at my feeder. while i was eating breakfast. he's an uncommon sighting in my yard, but i know he lives here permanently.
unlike most woodpeckers, this one isnt striped or speckled. w/ just simple, huge swathes of color, this bird is regal! most other woodpeckers have red on their heads, but this one gets the name b/c its the only one w/ an all-red head. then there's a black back and wings. and a white breast and rump. finally, more black at the end of the tail. and when he flies, the white of the secondary feathers in the wings joins w/ the white rump to make a very flashy get-away!
what a treat!
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