Ulf Liedén (WABDaB.org)    2012-02-24

Nice shot, the movement of the head is visible in the photo. Was it hiding nuts in the crevice?

Tim and Barbie Kusserow    2012-02-24

I don't know what it was doing. It hopped in and out of view, circling from one side of this branch to the other and tapping repeatedly.

David Kusserow    2012-02-24

Have you ever seen a woodpecker eating/storing nuts in Niger? I'd be curious what kinds they eat.

Ulf Liedén (WABDaB.org)    2012-02-27

I never saw any woodpecker eating nuts, and according to Wikipedia this species is an insectivore. I just got the impression, that the bird on the photo might have a nut in its beak, but I'm probably wrong.

Tim and Barbie Kusserow    2012-02-27

The "nut" is a well-placed shadow of the bark behind its beak. Its beak is open, but empty.