May 26, 2021

I am a Red-headed Woodpecker

I'm partial to tall, large diameter trees.

I excavate a cavity to nest in

Using my long and chisel-shaped beak.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Melanerpes_erythrocephalus/

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson