Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), on a snow covered coniferous tree trunk searching for ants and grubs, Taiga Forest, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Black cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes Pucherani), Boca Tapada, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Black Cheeked Woodpeckers, Costa Rica, Central America

A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis), on perch, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani), Boca Tapada, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), Okanogan County, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) in snow covered winter landscape, Kuusamo, Finland, Europe

Female acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

The proud look of a black woodpecker with its sharp peak and its red crown, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Hairy woodpecker - female

Hairy woodpecker

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), male sitting at the entrance of its nesting hole, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) at nest hole in a beech with chicks (Fagus sylvatica), Biosphaerenreservat Schwaebische Alb or Swabian Mountains Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) at nest hole in a beech with chick (Fagus sylvatica), Biosphaerenreservat Schwaebische Alb or Swabian Mountains Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) at nest hole in a beech with chicks (Fagus sylvatica), Biosphaerenreservat Schwaebische Alb or Swabian Mountains Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Black-mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) sits on mossy branch, Costa Rica, Central America

Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) on tree trunk, Costa Rica, Central America

Chew marks of a Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Landschaftsschutzgebiet Tratzberg conservation area, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) on tree trunk, Kuusamo, Finland, Europe

Lineated woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) sits on the tree trunk of a palm tree, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) on tree trunk, Kuusamo, Finland, Europe

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), juvenile, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) feeding it's young at the nest hole, La Mauricie National Park; Quebec, Canada

Hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) feeding it's young at the nest hole, La Mauricie National Park; Quebec, Canada

A rather annoyed looking male Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) clings to the top of a locust tree post, Weaverville, North Carolina, United States of America

Black woodpecker feeding chicks, Offendorf Alsace France

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius) and Black bird (Turdus merula) fighting, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France

Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) in a lodge dug in a beech tree by a black woodpecker, Massif des Bauges, France

Adult male Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) on a snow-covered trunk looking for food, Oulanka National Park, Finland

Great Spotted Woodpecker on a branch, Finland

Male Black Woodpecker at nest, Finland