Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker with a berry in its mouth is on the side of a tree looking at its nest hole.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). I had been hearing reports of these birds north and east of Dallas but was not able to get over there until my four-refuge tour. I am quite pleased I was able to see several of these beautiful birds.

Red-headed Woodpecker on the side of a tree trunk.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Red-headed Woodpecker flying over some dead tree branches.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Red-headed Woodpeckers in a stare down near the top of a dead tree trunk.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/640 sec.
Three Red-Headed Woodpeckers spread out in a dead tree.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Red-headed Woodpecker on the side of a tree just below its nest hole.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Red-headed Woodpecker emerging from its nest hole in the side of a tree.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Red-headed Woodpecker perched on a tree limb deep in a tree.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800 sec. -1 exposure bias.
Red-headed Woodpecker on the side of a tree.
Red-headed Woodpecker, Ocala NF, Paisley, FL December 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/800 sec.