Captured at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this intimate forest moment features a male Pileated Woodpecker feeding its hidden fledgling within a nest cavity carved into the trunk of a tree. The adult’s vivid red crest and bold black-and-white plumage contrast beautifully with the textured bark, while the young bird’s small beak peeks just into view from the shadows.
It’s a rare look at one of Michigan’s most iconic birds in a quiet act of care — a fleeting moment of life in the treetops, frozen in time.
Captured at Kleinstuck Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this intimate forest moment features a male Pileated Woodpecker feeding its hidden fledgling within a nest cavity carved into the trunk of a tree. The adult’s vivid red crest and bold black-and-white plumage contrast beautifully with the textured bark, while the young bird’s small beak peeks just into view from the shadows.
It’s a rare look at one of Michigan’s most iconic birds in a quiet act of care — a fleeting moment of life in the treetops, frozen in time.