Marie Read / Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) fighting with European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) that is trying to take over the woodpecker's nest hole, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New Y...

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), pair fighting with European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) that is trying to take over the woodpeckers' nest hole, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge...

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) taking flight from perch, May's Point area, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, August

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) adult (upper) and juvenile, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) perched at top of snag, rear view, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, August.

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) flying to nest hole with beakful of insects for young in nest, Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, August

Marie Read / Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, August