I was very far away from him so the picture quality is greatly diminished but I still wanted to share as it's the first time I've had the opportunity to get a photograph of this type of woodpecker. He is beautiful.
These started showing up around our home last year. I did some research to see how you can tell a male from a female and learned that you can't. They both have the same markings which makes them sexually monomorphic.
This is one of those moments. And it’s a beautiful bird.