[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

The Red-headed Woodpecker gets its name from the fact that it looks as if its head were dipped completely in red paint or ink. It breeds in open woodlands and wooded farmlands throughout most of the eastern and central US, just barely spilling over into southcental and southeastern Canada. This one was photographed emerging from a nest cavity near Cape May in southern New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: June 1979)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Red-headed Woodpecker was photographed near Cape May in southern New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1979)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7 in.]

This "California" Bewick's Wren was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7 in.]

This Bewick's Wren was photographed at South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 28, 2006)

[Length 5.25 in. Wingspan 7 in.]

This "Texas" Bewick's Wren was photographed in the Texas Hill Country. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 1999)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Bicolored Wren was photographed at Barranquilla, Department Atlantico, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 12, 2009)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Cactus Wren was photographed at Portal, AZ. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 11, 2007)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

Cactus Wrens are residents of the southwestern US. This one was photographed in Cholla Cactus near Cabezon in southern California. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: October 1990)