Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus) ORDER: PICIFORMES l FAMILY: PICIDAE
~ July 6, 2009
Pine Mountain, CA
This red-capped woodpecker, captured here in a pine tree, is quite common in Pine Mountain, CA. My brother, John Muckel, built a beautiful vacation home there, complete with a hanger by the airport runway. Here is another sighting of the woodpecker from the roof of John's home.