The Red Headed Stranger [View all]

Male red-bellied woodpecker. The photo was taken at my former home in 2014. Not a recent shot, but it fits the season. He came to one of my suet feeders while I was photographing the usual cast of characters: Carolina wrens, juncos, cardinals, white-throated sparrows. A fresh suet cake didn't last for long when he went at it with that formidable beak. I couldn't get a good shot him while he was swinging from the feeder with his face turned away from the lens. Finally he lighted on a branch and sat pretty for a few seconds.