The story of the bird
The White-headed Woodpecker is one of the most striking and distinctive woodpeckers in North America, and one of the least often seen. Its plumage is a bold, simple study in contrast: a body of solid glossy black set against a clean, snow-white head and throat, with a bright white wing patch that flashes when it moves and, on the male, a small red patch at the back of the crown. Nothing else looks like it. It is a bird of the western mountain pine forests, working the big cones of ponderosa and sugar pines for seeds, and for a birder a sighting is a genuine event.
That clean black-and-white palette makes it a natural fit for a calm, modern or traditional room, a graphic, high-contrast print that sits easily on a neutral wall without shouting for attention. As fine art it suits a western or mountain home, a study or a cabin, and it makes a knowing gift for a birder or a nature lover who appreciates the harder-to-find species. Rendered in a contemporary Audubon-inspired natural-history style with a soft paper-grain finish.
Paper and finish
Unframed prints come on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight fine-art paper with a soft matte surface. The framed option is set in a classic moulding, glazed and ready to hang, in black, white or natural.
Sizes
Three sizes: 8x10, 16x20 and 24x30 inches, or a high-resolution digital download. Prints from $39. Framed from $99.
