It’s hard to ignore a red head. No matter whether it is on a human or a woodpecker, it simply attracts your eyes. I spotted this handsome male Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) last week at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
You might wonder why this woodpecker is not called a Red-headed Woodpecker. That name is reserved for a woodpecker that has a completely red head. For comparison purposes, I am attaching an image from 2016 of a Red-headed Woodpecker. If you’d like to see more shots of the Red-headed Woodpecker, check out the 2016 posting Red-headed Woodpecker in late January.
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Mike Powell 
My favorite bird is the pileated woodpecker. I hear them nearly every day her in Arkansas. A wonder of nature.
I remember my first encounter with a Pileated Woodpecker–I was shocked by its size and by the very loud sound it can make when pecking, almost like that of a jackhammer.
I could watch them for hours.
Nice Mike! They are fun to photograph and also to watch!
Red bellied clean out our feeder regularly. So wish a red head would come by!
I can understand your sentiment exactly. Alas, re-headed woodpeckers tend to favor a very specific kind of habitat and are not found in as many places as red-belled woodpeckers.