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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Melanerpes erythrocephalus

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Reason
High quality photograph of Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker).
Proposed caption
Adults have a black back and tail with a red head and neck. Their underparts are mainly white. The wings are black with white secondaries. Non-birders often mistakenly identify the Red-bellied Woodpecker as this species. Their breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the eastern-central United States. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree. Northern birds migrate to the southern parts of the range; southern birds are often permanent residents. These birds fly to catch insects in the air or on the ground, forage on trees or gather and store nuts. They are omnivorous, eating insects, seeds, fruits, berries and nuts. And this photograph has enough quality which deserves FP as archetype of the species.
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Red-headed Woodpecker, bird feeder
Creator
Mdf
Question: is that a real background? I guess it has to be. How does one obtain that effect?? I love it. Oscar (talk) 19:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Melanerpes-erythrocephalus-003.jpg --Chris.Btalk 16:38, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]