Red headed woodpecker

Did you see a red-headed woodpecker or a red-bellied woodpecker? Learn how to tell these woodpeckers with a similar name apart.

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Do you ever look out the window and spot a red-headed woodpecker? If so, what does it mean to you? These birds are quite interesting and have many spiritual meanings according to Native American culture.

Red-headed woodpeckers are often found in open country, along roadsides, and in pine savannas east of the Rocky Mountains. A flash of red, black, and white is

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It's a red letter day when you spot a red-headed woodpecker!

They are back. Had a pair at our feeders today, hopefully they will breed like they did last year. It is not the sharpest photo, but my first shot of these in '07. Maineville Ohio backyard, 4-2-07.

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…