“Woodpecker’s Stash”

I recently added a few more green (metal) leaves to help pop this composition, called “The Stash”. The gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker is so boldly patterned it’s been called a “flying checkerboard,” with an entirely crimson head, a snow-white body, and half white, half inky black wings. These birds don’t act quite like most other woodpeckers: they’re adept at catching insects in the air, and they eat lots of acorns and beech nuts, often hiding away extra food in tree crevices for later. In fact, they love all the oak, mulberry, seed, and fruit trees in my yard. Unfortunately, this magnificent species has declined severely in the past half-century because of habitat loss and changes to its food supply. Wood, Metal, Acrylic, Oil.