Thursday, May 7, 2015

BIRD PHOTOS FROM MY ARCHIVES: WOODPECKERS

So far since becoming an active birder I have managed to photograph four species of woodpeckers:
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker

Here are their photos.


ABOVE 2 PHOTOS: RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN
TOP PHOTO IS FEMALE, HAS RED NAPE;
BOTTOM PHOTO IS MALE, HEAD & NAPE
ARE RED; BOTH HAVE REDDISH BELLI




ABOVE 4 PHOTOS - NORTHERN FLICKER
LESLIE ST. SPIT, TORONTO

THERE ARE TWO FORMS-YELLOW SHAFTED
ABOVE HAS RED CRESCENT ON NAPE, RED
SHAFTED DOES NOT

 DOWNY WOODPECKER
WILKET CREEK PARK, TORONTO
THIS IS A MALE-MALE HAS A SQUARE
RED SPOT ON NAPE, FEMALE DOES NOT



ABOVE 2 PHOTOS - RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
EAST NAPLES, FL
ENTIRE HEAD IS RED ON MALE AND 

BROWN ON FEMALE

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