Red-cockaded Woodpecker IMG_9895
Nest hole of red-cockaded woodpecker in Three-Lake WMA
Red-cockaded woodpecker in Three-Lake WMA
Red-cockaded  woodpecker in Three-lake Wildlife Management Area
Red-cockaded woodpecker
Red-cockaded woodpecker in Three-Lake Wildlife Management Area
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are year-round residents in the Apalachicola National Forest where these photos were taken.  They are an endangered species, so many of them have been banded.  I managed to get clear photos of the bands on both legs of this one, and submitted the photos to the Fish and Wildlife Service.  They told me it was banded in 2010 about 10 miles from where I photographed it.
Okefenokee NWR GA, Red-cockaded woodpecker nesting tree
Okefenokee NWR GA, Red-cockaded woodpecker nesting tree
Red-cockaded Woodpecker IMG_9895
Red-cockaded Woodpecker IMG_9895
Red-cockaded Woodpecker IMG_9895
See photo in original gallery.