I believe this to be a juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker, a pretty common woodpecker here in Colorado during the summer. It was alternating between grabbing bugs off the tree and looking around for threats. Taken in Arapaho National Forest.

A juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker looks around the forest. (© Tony’s Takes)
A juvenile Red-naped Sapsucker looks around the forest. (© Tony’s Takes)

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