Red-cockaded woodpeckers by Susan Miller, FWS2.jpg

Two hands extend toward the camera, holding four young birds with emerging feathers. One bird has a light blue band around a leg.
Photo By/Credit

Susan Miller

Date Shot/Created
11/22/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Six to 8 days after the birds hatched, the nestlings were banded before their eyes were even open.
Ecosystem
Forest
Species
Picoides borealis
Subject tags
Birds
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Forests
Nestlings