Red-headed Woodpeckers are medium-sized woodpeckers with fairly large, rounded heads, short, stiff tails, and powerful, spike-like bills.
Adults have bright-red heads, white underparts, and black backs with large white patches in the wings, making the lower back appear all white when perched.
In addition to catching insects by the normal woodpecker method of hammering at wood, Red-headed Woodpeckers also catch insects in flight and hunt for them on the ground. They also eat considerable amounts of fruit and seeds. Cornell All About Birds
An immature Red-headed Woodpecker
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