Today (August 18) at 3:30 pm was the first time I’ve ever seen a Red-headed Woodpecker. It was at 67 Mukwa Bay Road in Curve Lake. No camera but at 50 feet away, it was unmistakable. The sighting was about 200m from a Red-shouldered Hawk nest. Pretty cool old forest down Mukwa Bay Road.
David Beaucage Johnson, Curve Lake

Red-shouldered Hawk - Karl Egressy

Red-shouldered Hawk – Karl Egressy

 

Red-headed Woodpecker (Karl Egressy)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Karl Egressy)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Gary Aitkens)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Gary Aitkens)


Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.