Just as I entered the wooded section of the trail today I spotted this female Hairy Woodpecker, which I watched for at least ten minutes. It was foraging, quickly moving from one tree to another, checking for tidbits. In the top photo above, close to the ground in a clump of willows, it has just found what appears to be an insect pupa, a common winter diet item. Shortly after this shot, the bird sat back on it haunches and rested for a few minutes, which is when I took the middle shot. It then flew to the pine tree in the lower shot, right in front of me, and posed for the camera. During the whole time I observed the bird, it showed no sign of alarm at my close presence.
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