bird photography : woodpeckers

The sound of a woodpecker's powerful bill drilling into trees on a crisp autumn morning makes for a special moment. From the magestic Pileated to the tiny Downy, woodpeckers are beautiful birds unlike anything else Nature has to offer.

gallery woodpeckers

Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
(Dryocopus pileatus)
Published in the December 2006 Birder's World
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
(Melanerpes carolinus)
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
(Picoides pubescens)
 
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus)