Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

I went birding at Indiana Dunes State Park today. It's a scenic coastal wetland environment sandwiched between steel mills and a coal power plant. Spotted this beautiful woodpecker, the only with a completely red head east of the Mississippi. He is considered "near threatened" but is spotted with some frequency at the Dunes.

Interesting fact: the Red-headed Woodpecker is the only woodpecker that stores its food in a little treasure chest under a piece of bark or wood. He will keep grasshoppers alive in there until he's ready to eat, much like a good sushi chef!