Black-cheeked Woodpecker Calling
This male Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) clings to a tree trunk with his beak open mid-call. I photographed him in the wild at Sarapiquí, in Costa Rica's Heredia Province, in April 2024. This original photograph is available in a variety of formats, from wall art to gifts.
His bold black face mask, red throat patch, and yellow-olive crown stand sharp against a deep, clean green background. The pale tree trunk runs close beside him, giving the whole frame a graphic, portrait-like quality.
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📍 Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Wildlife Photography Print
Who doesn't love woodpeckers? I spotted this Black-cheeked Woodpecker while walking the trails in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica in April 2024, as he was busily eating insects. He stopped for a minute to pose for the camera — just long enough for me to capture every detail of that stunning red crown.
This Black-cheeked Woodpecker photography print is available on archival fine art paper or sublimated aluminum metal, printed in my New Hampshire studio and shipped directly to your door. Every print is made to order from 100% original wildlife photography. Never AI generated, never stock.
📍 Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Photography Note Card
The note card to give the birder, the Costa Rica traveler, or the tropical bird collector on your list — an original portrait of a small woodpecker with serious rainforest attitude.
I photographed this Black-cheeked Woodpecker in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, clinging to the side of a tree with his bill slightly open, that bright eye locked in, and the rainforest behind him turning into a smooth green blur. What I love about the image is the simplicity, no clutter, no chaos, just a beautiful tropical bird doing exactly what woodpeckers do best: working the tree, staying alert, and looking far more serious than his tiny size should legally allow.
Each note card is printed by hand in my Henniker studio on heavyweight Red River Linen cardstock, which gives the rich green of the rainforest and the gold, red, and black detail of the bird a soft textured surface that feels closer to a small art print than to ordinary stationery. The inside is blank for whatever you have to say. Every order arrives flat and pristine with a matching envelope and protective sleeve, ready to send as a greeting card for a birthday, a thank you, an encouragement note, or a thinking-of-you message to anyone who loves real tropical wildlife photography.
📍 Costa Rica
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Desk Mat
This Black-cheeked Woodpecker looks ready to investigate every strange noise near your desk, one cocked head at a time.
Perched sideways on a tree trunk in Costa Rica, this Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani, tilts its head as if it just heard something behind the wall. Pale yellow face, dark cheek patch, barred wings, the pose alone makes the photograph worth a second look.
Deep forest green fills most of the frame, leaving the bird room to feel discovered rather than staged. The design is printed on a soft polyester surface with a non slip backing in my Henniker, New Hampshire studio, built to hold its color through years of daily mouse and keyboard use.
📍 Costa Rica
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Mouse Pad
This Black-cheeked Woodpecker looks like it just heard something suspicious behind the wall, and now it's stationed permanently on your mouse pad to investigate.
The Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) is a tropical woodpecker I photographed clinging to a tree trunk in Costa Rica, its pale yellow head cocked at an angle like it just heard something behind the bark. Deep forest green and warm cream tones give the portrait a clean, graphic feel.
Green forest and textured bark meet cleanly at 9.25 by 7.75 inches of smooth polyester with a quarter inch rubber base, small enough for a laptop desk or a side table with no room to spare. This scene is mine, photographed in the field, not pulled from a design template.