This adult male Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) has plucked a periodical cicada nymph (Magicicada sp. ) out of the ground. The "brood x" cicada species is just beginning to surface en masse from 17 years underground. A once in a lifetime bounty for many birds in the eastern US.

Nicely captured (wood pecker and photographer)!

Thank you Scott. I appreciate your comments!

Not only this image but all your recent series of little birds are wonderful, ciao Giangiorgio

Molte grazie Giangiorgio. Ciao, Charles