Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons

f10 @ 1/4000s, ISO:2500, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Golden-fronted Woodpecker," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The golden-fronted woodpecker's diet is adult and larval arthropods, some aerial insects, much fruit and nuts, and corn. It has been observed predating other birds' eggs. The species forages mainly in trees, especially on major limbs and typically below 6 m (20 ft). It also forages on open or grassy ground but seldom under brush. It takes its food by gleaning, pecking, probing, and least frequently by aerial flycatching.

Jones Alta Vista Ranch, Jim Hogg County, Texas

04/01/2017