Who'da hooded bird?

Red-headed Woodpeckers (Melanerpes Erythrocephalus) are beautiful and strong birds, excellent flyers, they fly very fast and sometimes do acrobatics to sort out any obstacles on their path. As all woodpeckers this specie has a large strong beak capable of boring holes in tree trunks.

Red-headed Woodpecker

His head and neck is bright red, the underbody is white, the body is black as well as the wings. this bird in not very common but it is not endangered specie, their territory is kind of limited.

Not very often they go to feeders to eat but when they do the hang upside down to do it.

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They are monogamous birds and usually fly in pairs, they tend their eggs and chicks with much care. They are not migratory birds.