The Red Bellied Woodpecker (Picus Carolinus)

Johann Michael Seligmann after Mark Catesby

National Gallery of Art

Two large woodpeckers are perched on a tree trunk surrounded by a large, green, heart-shaped leaf. The color palette includes shades of red, brown, green, and black, with the woodpeckers displaying distinctive red heads. The woodpecker on the left is positioned vertically with its head facing to the right, sitting against the tree trunk. The second woodpecker is tilted at an angle on the trunk, facing towards the first, just to the right side. Two small acorns are visible attached to the leaf's branch near the base of the birds.