Red-cockaded woodpecker chick receiving bird bands

A biologist affixes bird bands to the legs of a red-cockaded woodpecker chick. The chick is newly hatched, blind, and featherless.
Photo By/Credit
Renee Bodine/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
04/04/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A red-cockaded woodpecker chick receiving bird bands.
Ecosystem
Forest
Recreational Activity
Birding
Species
Leuconotopicus borealis
Subject tags
Bird banding
Birds
Endangered and/or Threatened species