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

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

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

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

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), male climbing on palm tree, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 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

A hungry young pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is crying at the nest hole, La Mauricie National Park; Quebec, Canada

Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) adult female looking for larvae on a trunk against a blue sky, Costa Rica

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