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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

FEMALE DOWNY WOODPECKER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   The female Downy Woodpecker does not have a red spot on back of the head, while the male does.


MALE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this woodpecker as a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by the red crown and red neck (the female has a white neck).  The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 265.