Melanerpes formicivorus
            
                (L 9" WS 17.5" WT 2.8 oz)
          
         
            
               Signorello vineyard
            
               Napa
            
               14Oct2006
          
         
            
               Birds don’t read the bird
               books. (That’s why they
               are seen doing things
               they are not supposed to
               do).
            
                   (Mary Wood)
            
                
          
         
         
         
         
            
               Clown face is characteristic ...
               common in western U.S.
          
         
            
               1000's of acorns
               were embedded in
               this tree.