Lewis's Woodpecker

With the completion of the Lewis's Woodpecker portrait, I have done all the species that are found in my home county of Deschutes in Oregon. This is the Lewis's Woodpecker, one of the larger woodpeckers.  These birds differ from most woodpeckers in that a majority of their food comes from flying insects so they are seen "flychatching" during the months of May through about October when they are present in Oregon.  Lewis's woodpecker was named by famed explorer Meriweather Lewis on that great exploration expedition back in 1803 and 1804.  In recent years in central Oregon, they have been somewhat in decline until a very successful nest box campaign was started by the East Cascade Bird Conservancy back in about 2006.  They were declining because their nest choice of dead pine snags were vigorously cleared to help deter forest fires.  The nest box project has worked very well and in any give year at least 85% have been occupied.

Mixed Media         4" x 4"      $75.00

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