Nikon D4 camera, 500mm f/4 lens + 2x teleconverter
1/3200 sec at f/11, ISO 2500
Most songbirds have three forward-facing toes, and one backward-facing. Woodpeckers have two toes pointed forward, and two toes pointed backward. This toe arrangement helps support the woodpecker as it climbs up and down the bark of a tree. Exceptions to the rule: Black-backed woodpeckers and the American and Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers have only three toes on each foot.