Spring is coming to Dango Uchi

Today the carpenter (Nuttall's Woodpecker)  has come with his red Turkish hat (without the walrus ;) to check the quality of the wood and "take good care" of the worms.
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"I like the Walrus best," said Alice, "because you see he was a little sorry for the poor oysters."

"He ate more than the Carpenter, though," said Tweedledee. "You see he held his handkerchief in front, so that the Carpenter couldn't count how many he took: contrariwise."

"That was mean!" Alice said indignantly. "Then I like the Carpenter best—if he didn't eat so many as the Walrus."

"But he ate as many as he could get," said Tweedledum.

This was a puzzler. After a pause, Alice began, "Well! They were both very unpleasant characters—"


— Through the Looking-Glass by  Lewis Carroll

Al principio pensé erróneamente que se trataba de un Hairy Woodpecker pero mirando detenidamente el plumaje rayado del lomo (en lugar de blanco) y el ancho plumaje rojizo en la cabeza acabé por identificarlo como un Nutall's (también es similar al Ladder-Backed pero afortunadamente el rango de este último no incluye CA, por lo que está descartado :)
Imagen de un Nuttall's
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/nuttalls-woodpecker/

Imagen de un Hairy 

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/hairy-woodpecker/#close-modal

 Imagen de un  Ladder-Backed
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/ladder-backed-woodpecker/