A young male Red-cockaded Woodpecker peeks out of the nest in a live pine tree. The exterior design is very sticky and meant to make the cavity very difficult for snakes to climb and eat eggs or nestlings.
This fuzzy young Eastern Screech Owl catches a few late afternoon rays while waiting for dusk and the first meal of the evening to be delivered. Screech Owls will readily nest in wood duck and 42 OutreachNC.com | MARCH 2020 squirrel boxes.