(Dryocopus pileatus)
In other pictures I have said how much I have enjoyed visiting the Nisqually Refuge in Washington State, USA. As I was leaving on my last visit and walking by the fallen and decaying trees by the river there was a sudden flash of red movement and this bird landed on the tree trunk.
I managed one shot in very poor light before the woodpecker flew off but this is a lovely reminder of the many very happy hours I spent walking around Nisqually.
