The Red-Headed Woodpecker’s head is, as you would expect, covered in bright red feathers.
The rest of this bird’s body is covered in both white and grey feathers.
These birds are medium sized for a woodpecker and most often make their nests in dense woodland areas.
Breeding pairs will play a game of hide and seek with one another around dead tree stumps.
They will do this at the beginning of the breeding seasons in early spring.
These pairs will often stay together for several years, however they nest separately and will rarely interact outside of the breeding seasons.
They are predated upon by a lot of different species including raccoons and Peregrine falcons.
To help defend themselves and their nests, both individuals of the breeding pair will help to deter predators.
These woodpeckers have a very small range across America.
They are year-round residents in the state of Indiana, and they have been seen across all regions of the state.
Most of the recorded sightings have been in the south of the state, particularly in the southwest.