While a Red-headed woodpecker is considered a common bird in Ohio, they aren't here. I hadn't seen one at Pinehaven in the almost forty years I've lived here ... until two days ago. And since then, its been returning daily, usually with another woodpecker (a Red-bellied), to visit our suet feeder.
I first saw it two days ago while I was doing dishes. I was most surprised by it's snow-white belly. It's a hard bird to miss.
My camera died earlier this year but I've managed a few shots with my cell phone, all cropped.
Ah, the joys of bird-watching. We never know what will show up next. But each is a colorful mystery that often arrives unawares.
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