Most of the time when I photograph Woodpeckers, they are in profile as they climb a tree trunk in search of grubs under the bark. A profile view of a Woodpecker leaves no doubt that it is a Woodpecker. Because I also saw it in profile before I took this image, I know this to be a female Hairy Woodpecker . But what a difference when she looks straight into the camera lens, feathers all fluffed against the chill. A head on view is so different from how I’m used to seeing Woodpeckers and this view is almost comical.