Friday 23 May 2014

Acorn Woodpecker granary.

An Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus at its 'granary'. Such food storage sites can be composed of 1000s of specially drilled holes in trees or wooden utility poles, each holding one acorn or nut - although none seem to be stored at the moment in this site. Taken in the USA by Peter Basterfield.  

Wednesday 21 May 2014

More samples from WOODPECKERS OF THE WORLD

Here are some pre-publication samples from the book WOODPECKERS OF THE WORLD from the website of the North American co-publisher: SAMPLE PAGES 

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Picid in Focus: male Blood-coloured Woodpecker

A superb male Blood-coloured Woodpecker Veniliornis sanguineus. Taken in Surinam, April 2014, by Jean-Louis Rousselle.